Kuratica () or slang Kurajca () is a village in the municipality of Ohrid, North Macedonia. It used to be part of the former municipality of Kosel.
Name The placename Kuratica is possibly an Aromanian toponym derived from the word curát meaning clear, fast, clean alongside the suffix ica. The village is located near a fast running mountain stream. "По секоја веројатност, името е романско. образувано со суф. -ица од придавката curát "бистар, брз, чист"). Селото се наоѓа близу до еден брз планински поток."
Demographics According to the statistics of Bulgarian ethnographer Vasil Kanchov from 1900, 395 inhabitants lived in Kuratica, all Bulgarian Christians.Vasil Kanchov. "Macedonia. "Ethnography and statistics." Sofia, 1900, p. 252
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 326 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. 118. Macedonians 326
See also Arbinovo Botun Laktinje Sirula
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