Cerje, Albania
Cerje
Церје | |
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.svg)  Cerje | |
| Coordinates: 40°44′58″N 20°58′32″E / 40.74944°N 20.97556°E | |
| Country |  Albania |
| County | Korçë |
| Municipality | Pustec |
| Municipal unit | Pustec |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 252 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Cerje (Albanian definite form: Cerja, Bulgarian: Церие, Macedonian: Церје) is a village at the southeastern end of Pustec Municipality in the Korçë County of Albania,[1] near the border with Greece.
History
In 1900, Vasil Kanchov gathered and compiled statistics on demographics in the area and reported that the village of Cerja (Церя) was inhabited by about 120 Bulgarian Christians.[2] In 1904, following the Ilinden Uprising, Cerja came under the Bulgarian Exarchate. In 1911, the village was recorded by Georgi Trajčev as having six houses and 54 inhabitants.[3]
Demographics
According to a 2007 source, Cerja is the least populous village in Pustec Municipality, having only a small amount of elderly residents.[4]
| Year | Population[5] |
| 1900 | 120 |
| 1926 | 98 |
| 1945 | 175 |
| 1960 | 250 |
| 1969 | 308 |
| 1979 | 308 |
| 1989 | 297 |
| 2000 | 252 |
References
- ^ Law nr. 115/2014[permanent dead link]
- ^ Vasil Kanchov (1901). Васил Кънчов. „Македония. Етнография и статистика“. София, 1900, стр.241. (Macedonia: Ethnography and Statistics, p. 242. Accessed 13 May 2018 (in Bulgarian)
- ^ Трайчев, Георги. Български селища в днешна Албания, в: Отецъ Паисий, 15-31 юли 1929 година, стр.212.
- ^ Бело, Раки. Селищни имена в Мала Преска - Албания, в: Македонски преглед, ХХХ, №3, стр.135.
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Subdivisions of Pustec Municipality | ||
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Municipal Seat: Pustec | ||
| Administrative Unit of Pustec |
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