Dibra parish

Dibër Dibra ( Designation in an indefinite and definite form )
Coordinates: 41 ° 41 ′  N , 20 ° 26 ′  E
Basic data
Qark :	Dibra
Municipality :	Dibra
Area :	937.88 km²
Bashkia residents :	61,619 (2011)
Population density (Bashkia):	66 inhabitants / km²
Telephone code :	(+355) 0218
Postal code :	8301
Politics and administration (as of 2016)
Mayor :	Dionis Imeraj ( PS )
Website :	dibra.gov.al
Location of the municipality of Dibra

Dibra valley with Lura mountains (right)

The municipality of Dibra ( Albanian  Bashkia e Dibrës ) is one of the 61 municipalities ( bashkia ) of Albania in the east of the country. The municipality with an area of ​​761 square kilometers corresponds exactly to the former Dibra district . It belongs to the Qark Dibra , which also has Peshkopia  as its capital. The municipality has 61,619 inhabitants (2011), according to its own information even 81,394 inhabitants (2011). The name comes from the region of the same name Dibra , whose northwestern half - also called Little Dibra - it roughly covers.

geography

Mount Grama (2345 m) and Lake Grama in the Korab Mountains

The community is located on the middle reaches of the Black Drin on the border with North Macedonia . Mountain ranges form the border in the east and west, with the Black Drin running from south to north in a wide valley in between. From the valley floor the terrain rises only gradually to the east, before it rises steeply to a high mountain range. In this partly terrace-like area at the foot of the mountains there are numerous villages and also the main town Peshkopia. In the Korab Mountains , which also form the border with North Macedonia, the Maja e Korabit ( 2764  m above sea level ) is the highest mountain in Albania and North Macedonia.

The Lura National Park is located in the western, very remote mountainous region .

The construction of the Rruga e Arbërit road will link the region better with the centers of Albania.

population

Despite its proximity to Macedonia, the ethnic structure of the population is relatively homogeneous; In addition to the Albanian majority, however, there is a small Macedonian minority. They live in the villages around Maqellara . In contrast to the Macedonians on Lake Prespa, there are no native language classes for the Slavs in the municipality of Dibra and no independent municipality.

Almost 90 percent of the population is Muslim , the Macedonian minority is Orthodox. The Transfiguration Church is located in the village of Herbel and the Allajbeg Mosque at Maqellara , both of which are historical buildings that are protected as cultural monuments.

Both Albanians and Macedonians often have relatives in Macedonia, so exchanges are quite lively. Like all rural areas in Albania, the Dibra is also characterized by high levels of migration.

Former parishes

In summer 2015, the following parishes were merged to form the parish of Dibra :

Surname	Residents	Community type
Peshkopia	13,251	Bashkia
Arras	3,055	Komuna
Fushë Çidhën	2,909	Komuna
Kala e Dodës	2,252	Komuna
Castriot	6,200	Komuna
Lura	1,096	Komuna
Luzni	2,433	Komuna
Maqellara	10,662	Komuna
Melan	3,649	Komuna
Muhur	2,780	Komuna
Qendër Tomin	7,590	Komuna
Selishta	1,605	Komuna
Sllova	2.405	Komuna
Zall Dardha	1,051	Komuna
Zall Reç	681	Komuna

Web links

• Official website of the Bashkia (Albanian)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Luljeta Progni: Et`hem Fida i PDIU-së komandohet në krye të bashkisë Dibër. In: 27.al. May 21, 2016, Retrieved June 29, 2016 (Albanian). 
2. ↑ ^{a b} Ines Nurja: Censusi i popullsisë dhe banesave / Population and Housing Census - Dibër 2011 . Results Kryesore / Main Results. Ed .: INSTAT . Pjesa / Part 1. Adel Print, Tirana 2013 ( instat.gov.al [PDF; accessed April 14, 2019]).
3. ↑ Popullsia. In: Këshilli i Qarkut Dibër. Archived from the original on January 18, 2012 ; Retrieved July 25, 2011 (Albanian).