{{more citations needed|date=June 2009}} {{Infobox settlement <!--See Template:Infobox Settlement for additional fields that may be available--> <!--See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage--> <!-- Basic info ----------------> |name = Veljusa |official_name = |native_name = Вељуса |nickname = |settlement_type = Village |total_type = <!-- to set a non-standard label for total area and population rows --> |motto = <!-- images and maps -----------> |image_skyline = Veljusa.jpg |imagesize = |image_caption = Rooftops in Veljusa |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_shield = |shield_size = |image_blank_emblem = |blank_emblem_type = |blank_emblem_size = |image_map = |mapsize = |map_caption = |pushpin_map = North Macedonia |pushpin_label_position = <!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none --> |pushpin_map_caption = Location within North Macedonia |pushpin_mapsize = <!-- Location ------------------> |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = {{NMK}} |subdivision_type1 = Region |subdivision_name1 = 13px Southeastern |subdivision_type2 = Municipality |subdivision_name2 = 15px Strumica <!-- Smaller parts (e.g. boroughs of a city) and seat of government --> |seat_type = |seat = |parts_type = |parts_style = <!-- =list (for list), coll (for collapsed list), para (for paragraph format) Default is list if up to 5 items, coll if more than 5--> |parts = <!-- parts text, or header for parts list --> |p1 = |p2 = <!-- etc. up to p50: for separate parts to be listed--> <!-- Politics -----------------> |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = <!-- for places with, say, both a mayor and a city manager --> |leader_name1 = |established_title = <!-- Settled --> |established_date = <!-- Area ---------------------> |area_magnitude = |unit_pref = <!--Enter: Imperial, to display imperial before metric--> |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = <!-- ALL fields with measurements are subject to automatic unit conversion--> |area_land_km2 = <!--See table @ Template:Infobox Settlement for details on unit conversion--> |area_water_km2 = |area_total_sq_mi = |area_land_sq_mi = |area_water_sq_mi = |area_water_percent = <!-- Elevation --------------------------> |elevation_footnotes = <!--for references: use <ref> tags--> |elevation_m = |elevation_ft = |elevation_max_m = |elevation_max_ft = |elevation_min_m = |elevation_min_ft = <!-- Population ----------------------> |population_as_of = 2002 |population_footnotes = |population_note = |population_total = 1552 |population_density_km2 = <!--For automatic calculation, any density field may contain: auto --> |population_density_sq_mi = <!-- Government -----------------------> |municipality president = <!-- General information ---------------> |timezone = CET |utc_offset = +1 |timezone_DST = CEST |utc_offset_DST = +2 |coor_type = <!-- can be used to specify what the coordinates refer to --> |coordinates = {{Coord|41|29|N|22|34|E|display=title|region:MK_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki}} <!-- Area/postal codes & others --------> |postal_code_type = Postal code |postal_code = |area_code = |website = . |blank_name = Car plates |blank_info = |blank1_name = |blank1_info = |footnotes = }} 280px|right|thumb '''Veljusa''' ({{langx|mk|Вељуса}}, pronounced "Vel-yusa") is a village in the municipality of Strumica, North Macedonia. The village is situated on the slopes of Mount Elenica and is best known for the 11th century monastery, Holy Mother of God.
It is known for growing cherries, apples, as well as other fruit trees and vegetables.
==Demographics== According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 1,552 inhabitants.<ref name = Statisticaloffice/> Ethnic groups in the village include:<ref name = Statisticaloffice>Macedonian Census (2002), [http://www.stat.gov.mk/publikacii/knigaX.pdf ''Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion''], The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 182.</ref>
*Macedonians 1,548 *Serbs 4
As of 2021, the village of veljusa has 890 inhabitants and the ethnic composition was the following:<ref name="Statistical Office">{{cite web |title=Archived |url=http://makstat.stat.gov.mk/PXWeb/pxweb/en/MakStat/MakStat__Popisi__Popis2021__NaselenieVkupno__PodatociNaselenie/T1503P21.px/table/tableViewLayout2/?rxid=46ee0f64-2992-4b45-a2d9-cb4e5f7ec5ef |website=makstat.stat.gov.mk |access-date=26 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221225143154/http://makstat.stat.gov.mk/PXWeb/pxweb/en/MakStat/MakStat__Popisi__Popis2021__NaselenieVkupno__PodatociNaselenie/T1503P21.px/table/tableViewLayout2/?rxid=46ee0f64-2992-4b45-a2d9-cb4e5f7ec5ef |archive-date=December 25, 2022}}{{dl|date=April 2023}}</ref>
* Macedonians – 802 * Person without Data - 88
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Strumica Municipality}} {{Authority control}}
Category:Villages in Strumica Municipality
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