Negotino, Vrapčište

Negotino (Неготино, Negotinë) is a village in the municipality of Vrapčište, North Macedonia. It used to be part of Negotino-Pološko Municipality.

History
According to the 1467-68 Ottoman defter, Negotino appears as being largely inhabited by an Orthodox Christian Albanian population. Some families had a mixed Slav-Albanian anthroponomy - usually a Slavic first name and an Albanian last name or last names with Albanian patronyms and Slavic suffixes.

The names are: Petro Arbanas; Gjorgji, his son; Gjon-i siromah (poor); Vasil, his brother; Gjorgji, son of Drall; Gjurk-o, son of Konda, Pejo Arbanas, Dimitri, son of Gjergj; Gjergj, son of Rad-in; Bogdan, son of Dralla; Borça, son of Kruzi (Kryezi); Gjergji, son of Petro; Mill (Miell), son of Petro; Radoslav, son of Domi-q; Miho, son of Radoslav; Dabzhiv, son of Domi-q.

In statistics gathered by Vasil Kanchov in 1900, the village of Negotino was inhabited by 200 Muslim Albanians and 32 Orthodox Bulgarians.

Demographics
As of the 2021 census, Negotino had 3,068 residents with the following ethnic composition:
 * Albanians 2,962
 * Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 102
 * Macedonians 3
 * Others 1

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 3,673 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:
 * Albanians 3,659
 * Turks 1
 * Serbs 1
 * Bosniaks 1
 * Others 11

According to the 1942 Albanian census, Negotino was inhabited by 1220 Muslim Albanians.