Premka (, ) is a village in the municipality of Kičevo, North Macedonia. It used to be part of the former municipality of Oslomej.
History During the period of 1912-1913, locals along with Chetnik members immolated 2 Albanian men from the village. After the capture of the village by Partisan forces, 9 Albanian men were executed by the incoming communist forces.
Demographics The village is attested in the 1467/68 Ottoman tax registry (defter) for the Nahiyah of Kırçova. The village had a total of 77 houses, excluding bachelors (mucerred).Qerim Dalipi. "Nahija E Kërçovës Sipas Regjistrimit Të Viteve 1467-1468 (Aspekte shoqërore)". Gjurmime Albanologjike - Seria e shkencave historike 47:29-48.
According to the 1942 Albanian census, Premka was inhabited by a total of 274 Serbs, 68 Muslim Albanians and 60 Bulgarians.
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 134 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 149.
Albanians 108 Macedonians 25 Others 1
As of the 2021 census, Premka had 77 residents with the following ethnic composition:Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021 Albanians 71 Macedonians 6
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