Lezha district

Qark :	Lezha
Seat:	Lezha
Former circles :	Kurbin , Lezha and Mirdita
Surface:	1588 km²
Residents:	134,027   as of 2011
Population density:	83 inhabitants / km²
Chairman:	Gjok Ndoka ( PS )
Qark Council:
Members of Parliament :	7th
ISO-3166-2 code:	AL-08

The Zogu Bridge over the Mat north of Milot

Shëngjin Beach

Skanderbeg's grave in the Church of St. Nicholas in Lezha

The Kalimash Tunnel is the longest road tunnel in Albania.

The Qark Lezha ( Albanian  Qarku i Lezhës ) is one of the twelve Qarks in Albania . It is located in northern Albania, has an area of ​​1588 square kilometers and 134,000 inhabitants (2011). The capital is Lezha .

geography

The Qark Lezha consists of Lezha as the historical and administrative center and the surrounding area and hinterland. In the west, the Lezha district borders on the Adriatic Sea . The mountainous Mirdita mountain range rises after the not too wide coastal strip . Important rivers are the Drin , the Mat and the Fan .

Today the Qark is divided into the three municipalities Kurbin , Lezha and Mirdita . Until 2015 it consisted of the three districts Kurbin , Lezha and Mirdita .

North of the Qark is the Qark Shkodra , northeast of the Qark Kukës , southeast of the Qark Dibra and south of the Qark Durrës .

population

The 2011 census shows 134,027 inhabitants for the Qark. In 2001 there were 116,109 inhabitants, which corresponds to a growth of 15%. The Qark authorities, however, named a significantly higher number for January 2007: 212,008 inhabitants.

In contrast to the other qarks of Albania, only 14.81 percent of the population in Lezha are Muslims . These are mainly Sunnis - added the 0.13 percent Bektashi , members of a Shiite- dominated Sufi order . 72.38 percent of the population are Catholic , 0.25 percent Orthodox , 0.06 percent Protestant and 0.01 percent other Christians. 1.09 percent are believers without religion and 0.13 percent are atheists . 8 percent of the population gave no information on religious affiliation in the 2011 census.

Politics and administration

The Qark Council (alb. Këshilli i Qarkut ) has 45 members.

The Qark has seven members out of a total of 140 for the legislative periods of the Albanian parliament beginning in 2009 and 2013 .

New parishes since summer 2015

local community	Population (2011)	Old churches	circle
Kurbin	46.291	Fushë-Kuqja , Laç , Mamurras , Milot	Kurbin
Lezha	65,633	Balldren i ri, Blinisht , Dajç, Kallmet, Kolsh, Lezha, Shëngjin , Shënkoll , Ungrej, Zejmen	Lezha
Mirdita	22,103	Fan, Kaçinar, Kthella, Orosh , Rrëshen , Rubik , Selita	Mirdita

The former circles

circle	Capital	surface	Population (2011)	Population (2001)	Number of municipalities
Kurbin	Laç	263 km²	46.291	54,519	4th
Lezha	Lezha	473 km²	65,633	68,218	10
Mirdita	Rrëshen	867 km²	22,103	37,055	7th

Web links

Commons : Qark Lezha  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Qarku Lezha

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Shqipëria në Shifra 2010. (PDF) INSTAT, 2010, accessed on January 3, 2020 (Albanian). 
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Ines Nurja: Censusi i popullsisë dhe banesave / Population and Housing Census - Lezhë 2011 . Results Kryesore / Main Results. Ed .: INSTAT . Pjesa / Part 1. Adel Print, Tirana 2013 ( instat.gov.al [PDF; accessed on January 3, 2020]).
3. ↑ INSTAT (Ed.): Population and Housing Census in Albania 2011: Preliminary Results . Tirana December 2011 ( online version [PDF; 5.8 MB ; accessed on January 3, 2020]).
4. ^ Këshilli i Qarkut Lezhë. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on October 29, 2011 ; Retrieved January 13, 2009 . 
5. ^ Albania Districts. In: Statoids. Retrieved October 30, 2011 . 

Coordinates: 41 ° 49 '  N , 19 ° 41'  E