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Kukës County

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Country
  
Albania

Established
  
2000

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Area
  
2,374 km²

Municipalities
  
3

Villages
  
187

County Seat
  
NUTS Code
  
AL013

Population
  
84,035 (2016)

Team
  
FK Kukësi

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Points of interest
  
Zla Kolata, Gjallica, Qafa e Valbones, Koritnik, Rosni Peak

Kukës County (Albanian: Qarku i Kukësit) is one of the 12 counties of Albania. The population at the 2011 census was 85,292, in an area of 2374 km². Its capital is the city Kukës.

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Map of Kuk%C3%ABs County, Albania

Geography

To the east, Kukës borders Kosovo, while in the extreme northwest it borders Montenegro. Domestically, it borders the following counties:

  • Dibër: south
  • Lezhë: southwest
  • Shkodër: west
  • Administrative divisions

    Until 2000, Kukës County was subdivided into three districts: Has, Kukës, and Tropojë. Since the 2015 local government reform, the county consists of the following 3 municipalities: Has, Kukës and Tropojë. Before 2015, it consisted of the following 27 municipalities:

    The municipalities consist of about 190 towns and villages in total. See Villages of Kukës County for a structured list.

    Demographics

    According to the last national census from 2011 this county has 85,292 inhabitants. They are Muslim and Catholic Christians and speak Gheg dialect.

    References

    Kukës County Wikipedia


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