Memaliaj

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Memaliaj
Municipality
Memaliaj (Albania).jpg
Official logo of Memaliaj
Emblem
Memaliaj is located in Albania
Memaliaj
Memaliaj
Coordinates: 40°21′N 19°59′E / 40.350°N 19.983°E / 40.350; 19.983
Country Albania
CountyGjirokastër
Government
 • MayorGjolek Guci (PS)
Area
 • Municipality372.30 km2 (143.75 sq mi)
Elevation
130 m (430 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Municipality
10,657
 • Municipality density29/km2 (74/sq mi)
 • Municipal unit
2,647
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal Code
6302
Area Code(0)885
WebsiteOfficial Website

Memaliaj is a town and a municipality in Gjirokastër County, southern Albania. It was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Buz, Krahës, Luftinjë, Memaliaj, Memaliaj Fshat and Qesarat, that became municipal units. The seat of the municipality is the town Memaliaj.[1] The total population is 10,657 (2011 census),[2] in a total area of 372.30 square kilometres (143.75 sq mi).[3] The population of the former municipality at the 2011 census was 2,647.[2] It is entirely populated by Albanians, both Muslim Bektashis and Orthodox Christians.

References[]

  1. ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6371. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Population and housing census - Gjirokastër 2011" (PDF). INSTAT. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  3. ^ "Correspondence table LAU – NUTS 2016, EU-28 and EFTA / available Candidate Countries" (XLS). Eurostat. Retrieved 2019-09-25.


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