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Lezhë County

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Country
  
Albania

Established
  
2000

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Area
  
1,620 km²

Municipalities
  
3

Villages
  
175

County Seat
  
Lezhë

NUTS Code
  
AL014

Population
  
135,613 (2016)

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Points of interest
  
Shëngjini Beach, Tale Beach, Mat, Vaini Beach, Kunë Island, Mali i Rrencit

Destinations
  
Shëngjin, Lezhë, Rrëshen, Tale - Albania, Milot - Kurbin

Clubs and Teams
  
KF Laçi, FK Shënkolli, KF Adriatiku Mamurras

Lezhë County (Albanian: Qarku i Lezhës) is one of the 12 counties of Albania. The population at the 2011 census was 134,027, in an area of 1620 km². Its capital is the city Lezhë.

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Map of Lezh%C3%AB County, Albania

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:

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:

  • 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%)

    • References

    Lezhë County Wikipedia
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