Lezhë County (Albanian: Qarku i Lezhës) is one of the 12 counties of Albania. The population as of 2021 was 120,678,[3] in an area of 1,620 km².[4] Its capital is the city Lezhë.
Lezhë County
Qarku i Lezhës (Albanian) | |
|---|---|
 View from Lezhë Castle | |
 Emblem | |
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| Coordinates: 41°45′N 19°50′E / 41.750°N 19.833°E | |
| Country |  Albania |
| Seat | Lezhë |
| Subdivisions | 3 municipalities, 175 towns and villages |
| Government | |
| • Council chairman | Eduart Ndreca (PS) [1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,620 km2 (630 sq mi) |
| Population (2023[2]) | |
• Total | 99,384 |
| • Density | 61/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC 1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC 2 (CEST) |
| HDI (2022) | 0.764 high · 9th of 12 |
| NUTS Code | AL014 |
| Website | Official Website |
Administrative divisions
editUntil 2000, Lezhë County was subdivided into three districts: Kurbin, Lezhë, and Mirditë. Since the 2015 local government reform, the county consists of the following 3 municipalities: Kurbin, Lezhë and Mirditë.[5] Before 2015, it consisted of the following 21 municipalities:
The municipalities consist of about 175 towns and villages in total. See Villages of Lezhë County for a structured list.
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 45,533 | — |
| 1960 | 63,373 | 39.2% |
| 1979 | 113,621 | 79.3% |
| 1989 | 165,254 | 45.4% |
| 2001 | 159,182 | −3.7% |
| 2011 | 134,027 | −15.8% |
| 2023 | 99,384 | −25.8% |
| Source: [6][7] | ||
As of the 2023 census, this county has 99,384 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the county as of the 2011 census include:[4]
- Albanians = 116,469 (86.90%)
- Greeks = 41 (0.03%)
- Macedonians = 9 (0.01%)
- Montenegrins = 8 (0.01%)
- Aromanians = 15 (0.01%)
- Romani = 187 (0.14%)
- Egyptians = 240 (0.18%)
- others = 18 (0.01%)
- no answer = 17,040 (12.71%)
- total = 134,027
References
edit- ^ "Konstituohet Këshilli i Qarkut të Lezhës". 6 September 2019.
- ^ "Main Results of the Population and Housing Census 2023" (PDF). INSTAT.
- ^ "Population on 1st January by prefecture and sex" (PDF). INSTAT. 7 May 2021. p. 6.
- ^ a b 2011 census results Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). pp. 6373–6374. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ "Division of Albania".
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Institute of Statistics Albania.
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