title: Brest, Makedonski Brod
text: # Brest, Makedonski Brod
  
  Brest (Macedonian: Брест) is a village located in the region of Porece in the municipality of Makedonski Brod, North Macedonia. It used to be part of the former municipality of Samokov.
  
  ## Demographics
  
  The village is attested in the 1467/68 Ottoman tax registry (defter) for the Nahiyah of Kırçova. The village had a total of 13 houses, excluding bachelors (mucerred).
  
  According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 189 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:
  
  * Macedonians 186
  * Serbs 3
  