Arangel


Arangel is a village in the municipality of Kičevo, North Macedonia. It used to be part of the former municipality of Oslomej.

History

After the capture of the village by Partisan forces, 7 Albanian men were executed by the incoming communist forces.

Demographics

The village is attested in the 1467/68 Ottoman tax registry for the Nahiyah of Kırçova. The village was divided in two timars, one having 8 and the other 38 houses, excluding bachelors.
According to the 1942 Albanian census, Arangel was inhabited by a total of 339 Muslim Albanians.
As of the 2021 census, Arangel had 292 residents with the following ethnic composition:
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 709 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include: