Gjergjan

Coordinates: 41°3′N 20°2′E / 41.050°N 20.033°E / 41.050; 20.033
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Gjergjan
Municipal unit
Gjergjan is located in Albania
Gjergjan
Gjergjan
Coordinates: 41°3′N 20°2′E / 41.050°N 20.033°E / 41.050; 20.033
Country Albania
CountyElbasan
MunicipalityElbasan
Population
 (2011)
 • Municipal unit
5,126
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Gjergjan is a village and a former municipality in the Elbasan County, central Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Elbasan.[1] The population at the 2011 census was 5,126.[2] The municipal unit consists of the villages Bujares, Gjonme, Gjergjan, Keshtjelle, Koder Bujares, Muriqan and Thane.[3] The name of the village comes from the Albanian name Gjergj, therefore a Gjergj founded this village. Gjergj is the Albanian name for George.

References

  1. ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). pp. 6368–6369. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  2. ^ "2011 census results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-01-25.
  3. ^ "Population data on Elbasan County website". Archived from the original on 2019-04-02. Retrieved 2011-07-15.


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