Cerja

Cerje Церје
Village
Cerje
Coordinates: 40°44′58″N 20°58′32″E / 40.74944°N 20.97556°ECoordinates: 40°44′58″N 20°58′32″E / 40.74944°N 20.97556°E
Country	Albania
County	Korçë
Municipality	Pustec
Administrative Unit	Pustec
Population (2000)
• Total	252
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Cerje (definite Albanian form: Cerja, 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 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.^[2]

Demographics

According to a 2007 source, Cerja is the least populous village in Pustec Municipality, having only a small amount of elderly residents.^[3]

Year	Population[4]
1900	120
1926	98
1945	175
1960	250
1969	308
1979	308
1989	297
2000	252

References

1. Law nr. 115/2014
2. Трайчев, Георги. Български селища в днешна Албания, в: Отецъ Паисий, 15-31 юли 1929 година, стр.212.
3. Бело, Раки. Селищни имена в Мала Преска - Албания, в: Македонски преглед, ХХХ, №3, стр.135.