Lezhë County
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Lezhë County (Albanian: Qarku i Lezhës) is one of the 12 counties of Albania. The population as of 2021 was 120,678,[3] in an area of 1,620 km².[4] Its capital is the city Lezhë.
Lezhë County
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 View from Lezhë Castle | |
 Emblem | |
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| Coordinates: 41°45′N 19°50′E | |
| Country |  Albania |
| Seat | Lezhë |
| Subdivisions | 3 municipalities, 175 towns and villages |
| Government | |
| • Council chairman | Eduart Ndreca (PS) [1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,620 km2 (630 sq mi) |
| Population (2023[2]) | |
| • Total | 99,384 |
| • Density | 61/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| HDI (2022) | 0.764 high · 9th of 12 |
| NUTS Code | AL014 |
| Website | Official Website |
Until 2000, Lezhë County was subdivided into three districts: Kurbin, Lezhë, and Mirditë. Since the 2015 local government reform, the county consists of the following 3 municipalities: Kurbin, Lezhë and Mirditë.[5] Before 2015, it consisted of the following 21 municipalities:
The municipalities consist of about 175 towns and villages in total. See Villages of Lezhë County for a structured list.
As of the 2023 census, this county has 99,384 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the county as of the 2011 census include:[4]
- Albanians = 116,469 (86.90%)
- Greeks = 41 (0.03%)
- Macedonians = 9 (0.01%)
- Montenegrins = 8 (0.01%)
- Aromanians = 15 (0.01%)
- Romani = 187 (0.14%)
- Egyptians = 240 (0.18%)
- others = 18 (0.01%)
- no answer = 17,040 (12.71%)
- total = 134,027
| Religion in Lezhë County (2011 census) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| religion | percent | |||
| Catholic | 72.38% | |||
| Muslim | 14.81% | |||
| Prefer not to answer | 8% | |||
| Not relevant/not stated | 3.13% | |||
| Believers without denomination | 1.09% | |||
| Atheist | 0.33% | |||
| Orthodox | 0.25% | |||
| Evangelist or Protestant | 0.06% | |||
| Others | 0.01% | |||
| Other Christian | 0.01% | |||
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