| Lezhë County Qarku i Lezhës (Albanian) | |
|---|---|
| County | |
 View from Lezhë Castle | |
 Emblem | |
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| Coordinates: 41°45′N 19°50′E / 41.750°N 19.833°E / 41.750; 19.833 | |
| Country |  Albania |
| Seat | Lezhë |
| Subdivisions | 3 municipalities, 175 towns and villages |
| Government | |
| • Council chairman | Eduart Ndreca (PS) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,620 km (630 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 99,384 |
| • Density | 61/km (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 |
Lezhë County (Albanian: Qarku i Lezhës) is one of the 12 counties of Albania. The population as of 2021 was 120,678, in an area of 1,620 km². 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. Before 2015, it consisted of the following 21 municipalities:
- Balldren i Ri
- Blinisht
- Dajç
- Fan
- Fushë-Kuqë
- Kaçinar
- Kallmet
- Kolsh
- Kthellë
- Laç
- Lezhë
- Mamurras
- Milot
- Orosh
- Rrëshen
- Rubik
- Selitë
- Shëngjin
- Shënkoll
- Ungrej
- Zejmen
The municipalities consist of about 175 towns and villages in total. See Villages of Lezhë County for a structured list.
Demographics
| 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: | ||
As of the 2023 census, this county has 99,384 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the county as of the 2011 census include:
- 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
| 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.
- "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.
- ^ 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.
External links
- Regional Council of Lezha
- Lezha Online News
- Lezha Travel & Tourism
- Shengjini Travel & Tourism
- Mirdita Tourism Portal
| Counties of Albania | |
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| Subdivisions of Lezhë County | ||
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| County seat: Lezhë | ||
| Municipality of Kurbin |  | |
| Municipality of Lezhë | ||
| Municipality of Mirditë | ||