Lezhë County

Lezhë County

*Qarku i Lezhës* (Albanian)
Lezhë County Qarku i Lezhës (Albanian)
County
	View from Lezhë Castle
	Emblem
	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)
Area
• Total	1,620 km2 (630 sq mi)
Population (2021)
• Total	120,678
• Density	74/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
HDI (2021)	0.771; high · 9th of 12
NUTS Code	AL014
Website	Official Website

Lezhë County (Albanian: Qarku i Lezhës) is one of the 12 counties of Albania. The population as of 2021 was 120,678,^[2] in an area of 1620 km².^[3] Its capital is the city Lezhë.

Administrative divisions

Until 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.^[4] 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

According to the last national census from 2011 this county has 134,027 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the county include:^[3]

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%)

Religion in Lezhë County (2011 census)
religion			percent
Catholic			72.38%
Muslim			14.81%
Prefer not to answer			8%
Not relevant/not stated			3.13%
Believers without denomination			1.09%
Atheist			0.33%
Orthodox			0.25%
Evangelist or Protestant			0.06%
Others			0.01%
Other Christian			0.01%

References

^ "Konstituohet Këshilli i Qarkut të Lezhës". 6 September 2019.
^ ^a ^b "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.

External links

[1] "Konstituohet Këshilli i Qarkut të Lezhës". 6 September 2019.

[pop21-2] "Population on 1st January by prefecture and sex" (PDF). INSTAT. 7 May 2021. p. 6.

[census11-3] 2011 census results Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine

[4] "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). pp. 6373–6374. Retrieved 25 February 2022.

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v t e Counties of Albania
Counties by population GDP HDI
Berat Dibër Durrës Elbasan Fier Gjirokastër Korçë Kukës Lezhë Shkodër Tirana Vlorë
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v t e Subdivisions of Lezhë County
County seat: Lezhë
Municipality of Kurbin	Fushë Kuqe Laç Mamurras Milot
Municipality of Lezhë	Balldren Blinisht Dajç Kallmet Kolsh Lezhë Shëngjin Shënkoll Ungrej Zejmen
Municipality of Mirditë	Fan Kaçinar Kthellë Orosh Rrëshen Rubik Selitë