Balanci


Balanci is a village in the municipality of Centar Župa, North Macedonia. The nearby village of Vlasiḱi was once a neighbourhood of Balanci. Other neighbouring villages of Bajramovci, Crno Boci and Odžovci were also once neighbourhoods of Balanci until the mid 1960s when they were elevated to the status of separate villages.

Name

The toponym Balanci is a patronymic formation derived from the name Balan and the suffix ci.

Demographics

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 432 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:
Some Macedonian Muslims live in the village alongside the Albanian population of Balanci.