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Lezhë County
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:

The municipalities consist of about 175 towns and villages in total. See Villages of Lezhë County for a structured list.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
195045,533—    
196063,373+39.2%
1979113,621+79.3%
1989165,254+45.4%
2001159,182−3.7%
2011134,027−15.8%
202399,384−25.8%
Source:

As of the 2023 census, this county has 99,384 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the county as of the 2011 census include:

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

  1. ^ "Konstituohet Këshilli i Qarkut të Lezhës". 6 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Main Results of the Population and Housing Census 2023" (PDF). INSTAT.
  3. ^ "Population on 1st January by prefecture and sex" (PDF). INSTAT. 7 May 2021. p. 6.
  4. ^ 2011 census results Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). pp. 6373–6374. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Division of Albania".
  7. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Institute of Statistics Albania.
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