Cer () is a

village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...

in the

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

Kičevo Kičevo ( ; , sq-definite, Kërçova) is a city in the western part of North Macedonia, located in a valley in the south-eastern slopes of Mount Bistra, between the cities of Ohrid and Gostivar. The capital Skopje is 112 km away. The city ...

North Macedonia North Macedonia, officially the Republic of North Macedonia, is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe. It shares land borders with Greece to the south, Albania to the west, Bulgaria to the east, Kosovo to the northwest and Serbia to the n ...

. It used to be part of the former

Drugovo Municipality Drugovo () is a former municipality in western North Macedonia, created in the 1996 territorial organisation and dissolved following the 2013 Macedonian new territorial organisation, after it was merged with Kičevo Municipality. * '' Drugovo'' ...

Geography

The settlement of Cer is located in the western part of North Macedonia.The settlement is 36 km south of the nearest larger city,

. Cer is one of the villages that border the upper part of

Demir Hisar Municipality Demir Hisar ( ) is a municipality in the southwestern part of North Macedonia. '' Demir Hisar'', which means "iron fortress" in Turkish, is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is located. The Demir Hisar Municipality is part of th ...

, along with :sh:Malo Cersko and the larger :sh:Golemo Cersko to its west, which is in the basin of the river

Treska Treska (; ), is a river in the western part of North Macedonia, flowing for before joining the Vardar as its right tributary. With a basin covering 2,068 km2, the river originates high in the Stogovo mountain at about 2,000 metres elevation, ...

. The village is located on the southern slopes of the Baba Sach mountain, while the Bush mountain rises to the east. The village is in the basin of the small Belichka River, which flows into the Treska River in the north. The altitude of the settlement is approximately 1,020 meters. The climate in the village is mountainous due to the significant altitude.

Demographics

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 159 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. 238. *158 Macedonians *1

Serb The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are a South Slavic ethnic group native to Southeastern Europe who share a common Serbian ancestry, culture, history, and language. They primarily live in Serbia, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia ...

The village is attested in the 1467/68 Ottoman tax registry (defter) for the Nahiyah of Kırçova. The village had a total of 5 houses, excluding bachelors (''mucerred'').Qerim Dalipi. "NAHIJA E KËRÇOVËS SIPAS REGJISTRIMIT TË VITEVE 1467-1468 (Aspekte shoqërore)". Gjurmime Albanologjike - Seria e shkencave historike 47:29-48.

References

Villages in Kičevo Municipality {{Kičevo-geo-stub