Lezhë County

Lezhë County (Albanian: Qarku i Lezhës) is one of the 12 counties of Albania. The population as of 2021 was 120,678,[1] in an area of 1620 km².[2] Its capital is the city Lezhë.

Lezhë County
Qarku i Lezhës (Albanian)
County
View from Lezhë Castle
View from Lezhë Castle
Official logo of Lezhë County
Emblem
Coordinates: 41°45′N 19°50′E
Country Albania
SeatLezhë
Subdivisions3 municipalities, 175 towns and villages
Government
 • Council chairmanGjok Zagola
Area
 • Total1,620 km2 (630 sq mi)
Population
 (2021[1])
 • Total120,678
 • Density74/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
HDI (2021)0.771
high · 9th of 12
NUTS CodeAL014
WebsiteOfficial Website

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]

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. "Population on 1st January by prefecture and sex" (PDF). INSTAT. 7 May 2021. p. 6.
  2. 2011 census results Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). pp. 6373–6374. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
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