Derjan
Derjan is a village and a former municipality in the Dibër County, northern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Mat. The population at the 2011 census was 1,102. It includes the following settlements: Derjan, Urxallë, Barbullej, Dukagjin, Gjoçaj, Lam i Madh, Zall Gjoçaj.
Demographic history
Derjan (Dirjani) is recorded in the Ottoman defter of 1467 as a settlement belonging to the timar of Ali in the vilayet of Mati. The village was relatively small with a total of five households which were represented by the following household heads: Pal Balazi, Mihal Divalmi, Andrija Kipota, Gjergj Divalmi, and Gjon Kipota. In the register, a certain Mark Kastrioti from Derjan is attested as a yamak stationed in the village of Shtjaknëz (modern Shqefën).
References
- ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6367. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ "2011 census results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2015-01-08.
- ^ Caka, Eduart (2019). Defteri i hollësishëm për zonat e dibrës i vitit 1467. Tiranë: Akademia e studimeve albanologjike instituti historisë. pp. 159, 169.
Subdivisions of Dibër County | ||
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County seat: Peshkopi | ||
| Municipality of Bulqizë |  | |
| Municipality of Dibër | ||
| Municipality of Klos | ||
| Municipality of Mat | ||
Subdivisions of Mat municipality | ||
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Municipal seat: Burrel | ||
| Administrative unit of Baz |
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| Administrative unit of Burrel | ||
| Administrative unit of Derjan |
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| Administrative unit of Komsi |
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| Administrative unit of Lis | ||
| Administrative unit of Macukull |
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| Administrative unit of Rukaj |
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| Administrative unit of Ulëz |
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