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{{Infobox settlement |official_name = Reč |other_name = |native_name = Реч<br/>Reç |nickname = |settlement_type = Village |motto = |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_map = |mapsize = |map_caption = |pushpin_map = Montenegro |pushpin_label_position = left |pushpin_map_caption = Location within Montenegro |pushpin_mapsize =  | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = [[Montenegro]] | subdivision_type1 = [[Statistical regions of Montenegro|Region]] | subdivision_name1 = [[Coastal Montenegro|Coastal]] | subdivision_type2 = [[Municipalities of Montenegro|Municipality]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Ulcinj Municipality|Ulcinj]] |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |established_title = |established_date = |area_magnitude = |unit_pref = |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = |area_land_km2 = |population_as_of = 2011 |population_footnotes = |population_note = |population_total = 61 |population_density_km2 = |timezone = [[Central European Time|CET]] |utc_offset = +1 |timezone_DST = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]] |utc_offset_DST = +2 |coordinates = {{coord|41|54|34|N|19|23|8|E|display=inline}} |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = |elevation_ft = |postal_code_type = |postal_code = |area_code = |blank_name = |blank_info = |website = |footnotes = }} '''Reč''' ({{lang-cnr-Cyrl|Реч}}; {{langx|sq|Reç}}) is a small town in the [[Municipalities of Montenegro|municipality]] of [[Ulcinj Municipality|Ulcinj]], southeastern [[Montenegro]]. Reč is mentioned in 1413 in the Scutarias taxable income part of the Albanian (''arbanas'') ''katun'' (semi-nomadic pastoral community) of Gjon Kereçi (''Kereçi'' in the original) In recent times, many locals have migrated, notably to the [[United States]]. The area is a prime site for [[agricultural land]], [[hunting]], and [[fishing]].

Reč is divided into two sections: *Reč *Kodre Dakaj ({{langx|sq|Kodrat e Reçit}})

==Family names==

Djonovic, Dukagjini, Dushaj, Gazivoda, Gjoni / Gjonaj, Kina / Kinic, Mirdita, Selca / Selcanin, Shabani, Zadrima, Zagreda, Lotaj.

Notable people from Reč include

* [[Mark Gjonaj]], Albanian-American politician.

==Demographics== The population of Reč between 1948 and 2003 was as follows: *1948 – 221 *1953 – 275 *1961 – 317 *1981 – 336 *1991 – 291 *2003 – 117

According to the 2011 census, its population was 61.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tabela N1. Stanovništvo prema nacinalnoj odnosno etničkoj pripadnosti po naseljima, Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i stanova u Crnoj Gori 2011. godine|url=http://www.monstat.org/cg/page.php?id=536&pageid=322|publisher=[[Statistical Office of Montenegro]]|accessdate=January 27, 2012|language=Montenegrin}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" !width="100px"|Ethnicity !width="80px"|Number !width="80px"|Percentage |- | [[Albanians]] || 60 || 98.4% |- | Others || 1 || 1,6% |- | '''Total''' || '''61'''|| '''100%''' |} {{coord|42|21|N|19|02|E|display=title|region:ME_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki}}

==See also==

* http://www.buzuku.info/Arkivi/Buzuku%2020/Informat.htm Familja e Noc Matisë Gjergj Simonit-(Gjonaj) * http://www.visit-ulcinj.com/blog/2012/09/28/gjonajt-e-reciterdhen-emigrante-e-u-bene-milionere-ne-amerike/ Gjonajt e Reçit * http://www.visit-ulcinj.com/blog/2013/09/25/cifti-ejll-dhe-age-zagreda-kremtoi-70-vjetorin-e-marteses/ Çifti Ejll dhe Age Zagreda * http://www.buzuku.info/Arkivi/Buzuku09/M%C3%ABrgimi_2.htm Na morën tokën e na dhanë pasaportën * https://www.academia.edu/33718705/AKADEMIA_E_SHKENCAVE_E_REPUBUKES_TE_SHQIPERISE Scutarias taxable income

==References== {{Reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rec}} [[Category:Populated places in Ulcinj Municipality]] [[Category:Albanian communities in Montenegro]]