Country Macedonia Postal code 7223 Car plates BT Elevation 881 m Population 308 (2002) | Time zone CET (UTC+1) Area code(s) +389 047 Website . Local time Thursday 3:10 AM Municipality Bitola Municipality | |
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Kišava, (Macedonian: Кишава, sometimes transliterated Kishava, Albanian: Këshavë) is a small village in the municipality of Bitola. It is in the district of Bitola. It is located about 20 km south of Bitola and is accessed by narrow mountainous roads. The main road that links this village to the near city is in need of maintenance as it was built in the 1970s. According to the 2002 national census, the total population of the village is 308 people inhabited by Muslim Albanians - 307 and Macedonians - 1.
Map of Kishava, Macedonia (FYROM)
The main occupation of villagers in Kišava is farming and herding. The most known product of this village is the Kišava bean. Local villagers also rely on milk production as their main income. In recent times, the local economy has experienced a downturn affecting Kišava with expenses going up and income somewhat in decline.
From the 1950s onward, people from Kišava began migrating to nearby settlements like Medžitlija or going abroad to other countries for better opportunities. As such, a sizable diaspora from the village exists in the suburb of South Dandenong in Melbourne, Australia. Kišava is surrounded especially on its western confines by the Baba mountain range and frequented by people who come to camp at a place called "Demikapt". Its local fauna is full of flowers.
Tourists come to Kišava, often from Canada, Australia, United States, Switzerland and Turkey. Many Albanians from the village diaspora also come back to Kišava for a visit, especially during the summer holiday months.