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
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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 .
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 |
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
Individual evidence
- ↑ Shqipëria në Shifra 2010. (PDF) INSTAT, 2010, accessed on January 3, 2020 (Albanian).
- ↑ 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]).
- ↑ 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]).
- ^ Këshilli i Qarkut Lezhë. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on October 29, 2011 ; Retrieved January 13, 2009 .
- ^ Albania Districts. In: Statoids. Retrieved October 30, 2011 .
Coordinates: 41 ° 49 ' N , 19 ° 41' E