Pustec Пустец Liqenas | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates:40°47′13″N20°54′08″E / 40.78694°N 20.90222°E /40.78694; 20.90222 | |
| Country | |
| County | Korçë |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Pali Kolefski (PS) |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 243.60 km2 (94.05 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Municipality | 3,290 |
| • Municipality density | 13.5/km2 (35.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal Code | 7020 |
| Area Code | (0)867 |
| Website | www |
Pustec Municipality (Albanian:Bashkia Pustec;Macedonian:Општина Пустец), previously known asLiqenas Commune (Albanian:Komuna Liqenas) from 1973 to 2013, is a municipality in theKorçë County ofAlbania.[1] The population at the 2011 census was 3,290,[2] in a total area of 243.6 km2 (94.1 sq mi).[3] The municipality's flag features theVergina Sun.[4]
It consists of nine villages, comprising the areas along the Albanian, the southwestern shore ofLake Prespa. It is part of the so-calledMala Prespa area, which is home to a large part of the localethnic Macedonian minority of Albania.[5][6] Albanian and Macedonian are official languages of the municipality.

The village ofCerje 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.[7]The "La Macédoine et sa Population Chrétienne" survey by Dimitar Mishev (D. Brankov) from 1905 shows that the local Christian inhabitants were divided betweenBulgarian Exarchate andPatriarchate of Constantinople.[8] On 18 March 2013, the Albanian government changed the official name of the municipality, from the Albanian Liqenas to the Macedonian Pustec.[9]

The municipality contains nine villages.
According to the 2011 census, 97% of the municipality's residents wereethnic Macedonians and 96% were Orthodox Christians.[10][11]
As per 2022, according toINSTAT, Pustec had only 8 births, second lowest only toDropull.[12]
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.[13]
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