Volino () is a village in the municipality of Debarca, North Macedonia. It used to be part of the former municipality of Mešeišta. In 2021, it had a population of 368.
History According to Ethnographie des vilayets d'Andrinople: de Monastir, et de Salonique, which was published in 1878, the village had 45 houses and a population of 120 Bulgarian males.
Per Vasil Kanchov's statistics in 1900, the village had a population of 330, all Christian Bulgarians.
In 1901, the village is shown to have 35 houses in the Ethnographic Map of the Bitola Vilayet.
Secretary of the Bulgarian Exarchate, Dimitar Mishev,Dimitar Mishev wrote under the pseudonym "Brancoff". recorded 280 Exarchist Bulgarians in the village in 1905.
In 1917, the village was part of Мешеишка община (Mesheishka Municipality) under Bulgarian occupation, with a recorded population of 374.
In 1996, the village was part of the Mešeišta Municipality.Law on the Territorial Division of the Republic of Macedonia and Determination of the Areas of the Units of Local Self-Government, 22 September 1996, Article 8, Municipality no. 65 Following the dissolution of the municipality in 2004, it became part of the Debarca Municipality.Law on the Territorial Organization of Local Self-Government in the Republic of Macedonia, 17 August 2004, Article 12, Municipality no. 17
Geography The village is situated in the Debarca Municipality,In the source from 1998, the village is listed as part of Mešeišta Municipality. However, the Municipality was abolished in 2004 and Volino became part of the Debarca Municipality. around 15 kilometers away from the center of Ohrid. It is plainy and has an elevation of 710 meters. Its village area is small, with a surface area of 5 square kilometers.
Economy The village's economy is oriented towards agriculture, with 451.2 hectares of arable land and 9.5 hectares of pastures, but no forest land.
Demographics
Ethnic groups The historical ethnic makeup of this village is as follows:Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 139.In 1948, the population was 609, with no recorded ethnic composition. EthnicityYear19531961197119811991199420022021Macedonians662734749862689512462342Albanians44000000Turks01000000Roma00000000Aromanians00—00000Serbs00000000Bosniaks00———000Others00311000Total666739752863690512462368There are 26 "persons for whom the data has been obtained from administrative sources".
Sex distribution The historical population of both sexes in this village is as follows: SexYear19481953196119711981199119942002Male308335370399456367262236Female301331369353407323250226
Sports Local football club FK Sateska plays in the Macedonian Third League (Southwest Division).
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