Lezhë County

Lezhë County Qarku Lezhë
County
Seal
Location of Lezhë County within Albania.
Country	Albania
Municipalities	3
Villages	175
Established	2000
County Seat	Lezhë
Government
• Council Chairman	Gjok Ndoka
Area
• Total	1,620 km2 (630 sq mi)
Population (2016)
• Total	135,613[1]
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
NUTS Code	AL014
Website	Official Website

Lezhë County (Albanian: Qarku i Lezhës) is one of the 12 counties of Albania. The population at the 2011 census was 134,027, in an area of 1620 km².^[2] 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.^[3] 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

According to the last national census from 2011 this county has 134,027 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the county include:^[2]

• Albanians = 116,469 (86.90%)
• Greeks = 41 (0.03%)
• Macedonians = 9 (0.01%)
• Montenegrins = 8 (0.01%)
• Aromanians = 15 (0.01%)
• Romani = 187 (0.14%)
• Egyptians = 240 (0.18%)
• others = 18 (0.01%)
• no answer = 17,040 (12.71%)

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lezhë County.

• Regional Council of Lezha
• Lezha Online News
• Lezha Travel & Tourism
• Shengjini Travel & Tourism
• Mirdita Tourism Portal

Coordinates: 41°45′N 19°50′E / 41.750°N 19.833°E / 41.750; 19.833