Rikačevo

Rikačevo
Рикачево
Rikačevo
Coordinates: 42°23′N 22°26′E / 42.383°N 22.433°E / 42.383; 22.433
Country Serbia
RegionSouthern and Eastern Serbia
DistrictPčinja
Municipality Bosilegrad
Population
 (2002)
 • Total
109
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Rikačevo (Serbian Cyrillic: Рикачево) is a village in the municipality of Bosilegrad, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the town has a population of 109 people.[1]

The village is located near the Bulgarian border and is part of the Pčinja District, known for its mountainous terrain and mixed ethnic population.[2]

Rikačevo’s population declined from 144 in the 1991 census to 109 in 2002 and further to 87 in 2011, reflecting a broader trend of depopulation in small rural settlements in the Pčinja District.[3]

References

  1. ^ Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i Stanova 2002. Knjiga 1: Nacionalna ili etnička pripadnost po naseljima. Republika Srbija, Republički zavod za statistiku Beograd 2003. ISBN 86-84433-00-9
  2. ^ Serbian Statistical Office – Census Data 2002
  3. ^ "Estimates of population | Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia". www.stat.gov.rs. Retrieved 2026-01-26.

42°23′N 22°26′E / 42.383°N 22.433°E / 42.383; 22.433