Country Albania Established 2000 Time zone CET (UTC+1) Area 2,374 km² Municipalities 3 | Villages 187 County Seat Kukës 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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Geography
To the east, Kukës borders Kosovo, while in the extreme northwest it borders Montenegro. Domestically, it borders the following counties:
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.