Maqellarë
| Maqellarë | |
|---|---|
| Administrative unit | |
  Maqellarë | |
| Coordinates: 41°35′N 20°30′E / 41.583°N 20.500°ECoordinates: 41°35′N 20°30′E / 41.583°N 20.500°E | |
| Country |
 Albania |
| County | Dibër |
| Municipality | Dibër |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Administrative unit | 10,662 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Vehicle registration | DI |
Maqellarë (Macedonian: Макелара, Makelara or Маќелари, Makjelari) is a village and a former municipality in the Dibër County, northeastern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Dibër.[1] The population at the 2011 census was 10,662.[2]
Demographics
According to the early 20th century newspaper Debar voice, the village had 23 houses of the Bulgarian Exarchate and 25 Muslim houses.[3]
Maqellare is today inhabited by both Albanians and Macedonians.[4][5]
People from Maqellarë
References
- ↑ Law nr. 115/2014
- ↑ 2011 census results
- ↑ Дебърски глас, година 2, брой 38, 3 април 1911, стр. 2.
- ↑ Macedonians in Albania
- ↑
- ↑ "Владо Макеларски, носител на Партизанска споменица 1941 година" (in Macedonian). Утрински Весник. 29 January 2003. Retrieved 15 November 2009.
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