Rečane, Gostivar

Rečane (Речане, Reçan) is a village in the municipality of Gostivar, North Macedonia.

Demographics
As of the 2021 census, Rečane had 683 residents with the following ethnic composition:
 * Albanians 664
 * Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 18
 * Macedonians 1

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 1054 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:


 * Albanians 1038
 * Others 16

According to the 1942 Albanian census, Rečane was inhabited by 1353 Muslim Albanians.

The village is attested in the 1467/68 Ottoman tax registry (defter) for the Nahiyah of Kırçova. The village had a total of 81 houses, excluding bachelors (mucerred).

Sports
Local football club KF Përparimi have played in the Macedonian Third League.

Notable people

 * Nazmi Mehmeti (1918-1995) - Albanian community leader in New Zealand