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Pirg

Coordinates: 40°47′N 20°42′E / 40.783°N 20.700°E / 40.783; 20.700
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Pirg
Leminot reservoir lake in Pirg
Leminot reservoir lake in Pirg
Pirg is located in Albania
Pirg
Pirg
Coordinates: 40°47′N 20°42′E / 40.783°N 20.700°E / 40.783; 20.700
Country Albania
CountyKorçë
MunicipalityMaliq
Population
 (2011)
 • Municipal unit
7,652
Time zoneUTC 1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC 2 (CEST)
Postal Code
7016
Area Code(0)865

Pirg is a village and a former municipality in the Korçë County, southeastern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Maliq.[1] The population at the 2011 census was 7,652.[2] The municipal unit consists of the villages Pirg, Gurishtë, Zvirinë, Leminot, Qershizë, Kakaç, Shqitas, Veliternë, Sovjan, Novoselë and Bubuq.[3] The etymology of this village comes from a southern Slavic language, meaning “Tower” in English. This means this village must’ve had an important tower, to be named as it.

References

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  1. ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). pp. 6372–6373. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  2. ^ 2011 census results Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Greece – Albania Neighbourhood Programme Archived 2012-03-27 at the Wayback Machine