Lunxhëri (administrative unit)

Lunxhëri
Administrative unit
Lunxhëri
Coordinates: 40°7′N 20°11′E / 40.117°N 20.183°E / 40.117; 20.183Coordinates: 40°7′N 20°11′E / 40.117°N 20.183°E / 40.117; 20.183
Country  Albania
County Gjirokastër
Municipality Gjirokastër
Population (2011)
 • Administrative unit 1,941
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Vehicle registration GJ

Lunxhëri (Greek: Λιούντζη) is a former municipality in the Gjirokastër County, Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Gjirokastër.[1] The population at the 2011 census was 1,941.[2] The municipal unit consists of the villages Qestorat, Dhoksat, Këllëz, Mingul, Nokovë, Erind, Gjat, Kakoz, Karjan and Valare.[3]

The area is known for its Albanian-speaking Orthodox Christian population.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Law nr. 115/2014
  2. ↑ 2011 census results
  3. ↑ Malo, Foto, Emra vendesh në krahinën e Lunxhërisë (Toponyms in Lunxhëri region) (in Albanian), Tribuna, retrieved 2013-08-29
  4. ↑ "Better than Muslims, not as good as Greeks. Emigration as experienced and imagined by the Albanian Christians of Lunxhëri". halshs.archives-ouvertes.fr. Retrieved 2015-05-31.
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