# Kuratica

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**Kuratica** (Macedonian: Куратица) or slang **Kurajca** (Macedonian: Курајца) is a [village](/source/Village) in the [municipality](/source/Municipalities_of_North_Macedonia) of [Ohrid](/source/Ohrid_Municipality), [North Macedonia](/source/North_Macedonia). It used to be part of the former municipality of [Kosel](/source/Kosel,_North_Macedonia).

## Name

The placename *Kuratica* is possibly an [Aromanian](/source/Aromanian_language) toponym derived from the word *curát* meaning clear, fast, clean alongside the suffix *ica*.[1] The village is located near a fast running mountain stream.[1]

## Demographics

According to the statistics of [Bulgarian](/source/Bulgarians) ethnographer [Vasil Kanchov](/source/Vasil_Kanchov) from 1900, 395 inhabitants lived in Kuratica, all Bulgarian Christians.[2]

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 326 inhabitants.[3] Ethnic groups in the village include:[3]

- [Macedonians](/source/Macedonians_(ethnic_group)) 326

## See also

- [Arbinovo](/source/Arbinovo)
- [Botun](/source/Botun,_North_Macedonia)
- [Laktinje](/source/Laktinje)
- [Sirula](/source/Sirula)

## References

1. Włodzimierz, Pianka (1970). [*Toponomastikata na Ohridsko-Prespanskiot bazen*](https://books.google.com/books?id=7ELRAAAAMAAJ&q=%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE). Institut za makedonski jazik "Krste Misirkov". p. 96. "По секоја веројатност, името е романско. образувано со суф. -ица од придавката curát "бистар, брз, чист"). Селото се наоѓа близу до еден брз планински поток."

1. [Vasil Kanchov. "Macedonia. "Ethnography and statistics." Sofia, 1900, p. 252](http://macedonia.kroraina.com/vk/index.html)

1. Macedonian Census (2002), [*Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion*](http://www.stat.gov.mk/publikacii/knigaX.pdf), The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 118.

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