Shëngjergj
Shëngjergj (Albanian for Saint George) is a village and a former municipality in Tirana County, central Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality of Tirana. The population at the 2011 census was 2,186.
Demographic history
Year | Pop. | ±% |
---|---|---|
1989 | 5,778 | — |
2001 | 3,899 | −32.5% |
2011 | 2,186 | −43.9% |
2023 | 1,377 | −37.0% |
Source: |
Shëngjergj appears in the Ottoman defter of 1467 as a settlement in the timar of the Muslim convert Yusuf, belonging to the wider region of Tamadhea in the vilayet of Çermeniça. The village had a total of 12 households which were represented by the following household heads: Ishri Somruni, Mihal Uraji (possibly, Vraji), Petër Mirali, Nikolla Goranzi, Petër Pirati, Nikolla Korriku, Mekshe Lleshi (possibly, Leshi), Andrije Uraji, Shar Bogdani, Gjon Bureshi, Ilia Qinami, and Petër Gurabardi.
References
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Institute of Statistics Albania.
- ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6375. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ 2011 census results Archived 2016-02-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Albania: All places/communes".
- ^ Caka, Eduart (2019). Defteri i hollësishëm për zonat e dibrës i vitit 1467. Tiranë: Akademia e studimeve albanologjike instituti historisë. p. 150.