Šutovo (, ) is a village in the municipality of Kičevo, North Macedonia. It used to be part of the former municipality of Oslomej.
History During the period of 1912–1913, members of the Serbian army led by chetnik Mikajle Brodski massacred a total of 23 Albanians from the village. After the capture of the village by Partisan forces in the autumn of 1944, a further 16 Albanian men were massacred by the communist forces.
Demographics As of the 2021 census, Šutovo had 397 residents with the following ethnic composition:Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021 Albanians – 376 Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources – 21
According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 760 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. 150. Albanians 737 Macedonians 12 Others 11
According to the 1942 Albanian census, Šutovo was inhabited by a total of 668 Muslim Albanians.
The village is attested in the 1467/68 Ottoman tax registry (defter) for the Nahiyah of Kırçova. The village had a total of 55 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.
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