Lojane

Lojane
Лојане
Llojan
Village
Lojane

Location within Republic of Macedonia

Coordinates: 42°14′N 21°40′E / 42.233°N 21.667°E / 42.233; 21.667Coordinates: 42°14′N 21°40′E / 42.233°N 21.667°E / 42.233; 21.667
Country Republic of Macedonia
Municipality Lipkovo municipality
Statistical region Northeastern Statistical Region
Population (2002)
 • Total 2,682
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Car plates KU
Website .

Lojane (Macedonian: Лојане, Albanian: Llojan) is a village in the municipality of Lipkovo, Republic of Macedonia. The settlement has an ethnic Albanian majority and is located on the border with Serbia.

Lojane is known in Macedonia and Serbia for its heavy presence of illegal immigrants who are unable to advance to Serbia on their journey to European Union territory such as Italy or Austria. The immigrants lodged in Lojane remain until a situation presents itself for each individual to successfully cross into Serbia escaping Serbian authorities - many have been successfully repelled by Serbian police which explains their continued stay in Lojane. The population of the village is mixed in its perception of the outsiders: some are pleased with the short-term prospect that they pump money into businesses when they arrive, though as time goes by and some remain longer, worries emerge that the new population spread crime and diseases to the locals - coupled with the outsiders' money running low and their need to survive.

Demographics

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 2682 inhabitants.[1] Ethnic groups in the village include:[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 132.
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