Palatica (, ) is a village in the municipality of Želino, North Macedonia.
History Palatica is attested in the 1467/68 Ottoman tax registry (defter) for the Nahiyah of Kalkandelen. The village had a total of 22 Christian households, 2 bachelors and 3 widows.Турски документи за историјата на македонскиот народ кн.4, Методија Соколоски, д-р Александар Стојановски, Скопје 1971
According to the 1467-68 Ottoman defter, Palatica (Polatica) exhibits Orthodox Slavic anthroponomy.
Demographics As of the 2021 census, Palatica had 1,432 residents with the following ethnic composition:Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021 Albanians 1,351 Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 81
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 2,516 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 102. Albanians 2,501 Macedonians 6 Turks 1 Others 8
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