Pustec (municipality)

History

The village of Cerje was first mentioned in documents from the 14th century. The names of other villages were found in more modern documents. According to a 1900 ethnographic survey, the number of inhabitants at the time was 1,830. The "La Macédoine et sa Population Chrétienne" survey by Dimitar Mishev (D. Brankov) from 1905 shows that the local Christian inhabitants were divided between Bulgarian Exarchate and Patriarchate of Constantinople. On 18 March 2013, the Albanian government changed the official name of the municipality, from the Albanian Liqenas to the Macedonian Pustec.

Villages

The municipality contains nine villages.

• Cerje
• Dollna Goricë
• Glloboçen
• Gorna Goricë
• Leskë
• Pustec
• Shulin
• Tuminec
• Zërnovskë

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, 97% of the municipality's residents were ethnic Macedonians and 96% were Orthodox Christians.

As per 2022, according to INSTAT, Pustec had only 8 births, second lowest only to Dropull.

Education

Each of the nine villages in the municipality has an elementary school. Gorna Gorice has an 8-year school, while Pustec has both an 8-year school and a secondary school.

Twinned municipalities

• North Macedonia Novaci Municipality, North Macedonia

References

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