Teranci () is a village in the municipality of Češinovo-Obleševo, North Macedonia. It used to be part of the former municipality of Obleševo.
History Teranci has two archaeological sites: Gradište, from late antiquity, and Teranci, from the Roman-era.Dimče, Kočo (1996). Археолошка карта на Република Македонија. стр. 248, Скопје: МАНУ. ISBN 9789989101069
One of the neighborhoods of the village bears the name Arbanaško Maalo, meaning Albanian neighborhood, which suggests either direct linguistic contact with Albanians or the former presence of an assimilated Albanian community.
Per Vasil Kanchov, Teranci was composed of 375 Muslim Turks and 20 Bulgarian Christians in 1900.Кънчов, Васил. „Македония. Етнография и статистика“. София, 1900, стр.226. In 1905, Dimitar Mishev recorded 32 Bulgarian Exarchists.Brancoff, D.M. "La Macedoine et sa Population Chretienne". Paris, 1905, р. 132-133.
Demographics According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 738 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. 147.
Macedonians 738
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