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The Bosniaks in the Republic of Macedonia (Macedonian: Бошњаци) number 17,018 people according to the 2002 census. The population is largely concentrated in and around the capital Skopje, but also in the municipalities of Veles and Dolneni.
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Religion
Bosniaks in the Republic of Macedonia are predominantly adherents to Sunni Islam.
Historical censuses
The historical censuses in Yugoslavia recorded "Muslims" (Muslimani), the so-called Muslims by ethnicity, in the SR Macedonia at the numbers of: 1,248 (0.1%) in 1971; 39,512 (2.1%) in 1981; 35,256 (1.7%) in 1991.
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