# Veljusa

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'''Veljusa''' ({{langx|mk|Вељуса}}, pronounced "Vel-yusa") is a [village](/source/village) in the [municipality](/source/Municipalities_of_North_Macedonia) of [Strumica](/source/Strumica_Municipality), [North Macedonia](/source/North_Macedonia). The village is situated on the slopes of Mount Elenica and is best known for the 11th century [monastery](/source/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](/source/Macedonians_(ethnic_group)) 1,548
*[Serbs](/source/Serbs_in_North_Macedonia) 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](/source/Macedonians_(ethnic_group)) – 802
* Person without Data - 88

==References==
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{{Strumica Municipality}}
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Category:Villages in Strumica Municipality

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