Memaliaj is a town and a municipality in
Gjirokastër County
Gjirokastër County ( sq, Qarku i Gjirokastrës) is one of the 12 counties of Albania. The total population in 2021 was 58,031, in an area of 2884 km². Its capital is the city Gjirokastër.
Administrative divisions
Until 2000, Gjirokastër ...
, southern
Albania
Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and share ...
. It was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities
Buz,
Krahës
Krahës is a village in Gjirokastër County, southern Albania. It formerly functioned as a municipality, but at the 2015 local government reform, it became a subdivision of the municipality Memaliaj
Memaliaj is a town and a municipality in Gjirok ...
,
Luftinjë
Luftinjë is a village and a former municipality in the Gjirokastër County, southern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Memaliaj
Memaliaj is a town and a municipality in Gjirokastër County, ...
, Memaliaj,
Memaliaj Fshat
Memaliaj Fshat is a village and a former municipality in the Gjirokastër County, southern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Memaliaj
Memaliaj is a town and a municipality in Gjirokastër Cou ...
and
Qesarat
Qesarat is a village and a former municipality in the Gjirokastër County, southern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Memaliaj
Memaliaj is a town and a municipality in Gjirokastër County, s ...
, that became municipal units. The seat of the municipality is the town Memaliaj.
The total population is 10,657 (2011 census),
in a total area of .
The population of the former municipality at the 2011 census was 2,647.
[ It is entirely populated by Albanians, both Muslim Bektashis and Orthodox Christians.
]
References
Administrative units of Memaliaj
Municipalities in Gjirokastër County
Towns in Albania
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