
Mala Prespa (
Macedonian and , ) is a term used to denote a geographical area in eastern
Albania
Albania ( ; or ), officially the Republic of Albania (), is a country in Southeast Europe. It is located in the Balkans, on the Adriatic Sea, Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea, and shares land borders with Montenegro to ...
, part of the wider region of
Prespa. It is located on the western shore of
Lake Prespa
The Lake Prespa is located on the tripoint of North Macedonia, Albania and Greece. It is a system of two lakes separated by an isthmus: the Great Prespa Lake, divided between the three countries, and the Little Prespa Lake, mostly within Greec ...
along the southeastern edge of Albania within the wider
Korçë County
Korçë County (), officially the County of Korçë (), is a Counties of Albania, county in the Southern Albania, Southern Region of the Republic of Albania. It is the largest by area and the List of counties of Albania by population, fifth most p ...
and bordering the
Pogradec
Pogradec (,) is the List of cities and towns in Albania, eleventh most populous city in Albania and the capital of the eponymous municipality. It is located on a List of settlements on the Lake Ohrid coastline, narrow plain between two mountain ch ...
and
Devoll municipalities. The area is synonymous with
Pustec Municipality.
It is officially recognised as a Macedonian minority zone. According to the 2011 Census, in Albania there are about 5,000
Macedonians, primarily in the Mala Prespa area, forming 97% of the population of the Pustec Municipality.
This area also contains small numbers of
Aromanians
The Aromanians () are an Ethnic groups in Europe, ethnic group native to the southern Balkans who speak Aromanian language, Aromanian, an Eastern Romance language. They traditionally live in central and southern Albania, south-western Bulgari ...
(''Arvanito-Vlachs'') and, according to Bulgarian sources,
Bulgarians
Bulgarians (, ) are a nation and South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to Bulgaria and its neighbouring region, who share a common Bulgarian ancestry, culture, history and language. They form the majority of the population in Bulgaria, ...
.
[Mediapool.bg 14.10.2017]
Албания призна българското национално малцинство.
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See also
*Gollobordë
Gollobordë ( sq-definite, Golloborda or Kalabardha; ; ) refers to a geographical area of traditionally 24 villages of which 18 are situated primarily in eastern Albania, with a small portion consisting of six villages lying within North Macedoni ...
References
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Historical regions in Albania
Albanian ethnographic regions
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