Gjirokastër County




County in Albania



















































Gjirokastër County


Qarku Gjirokastër

County

Vjosë River

Vjosë River

Gjirokaster County in Albania.svg
Coordinates: 40°10′N 20°10′E / 40.17°N 20.17°E / 40.17; 20.17
Country
 Albania
Municipality(s) 7
Villages 268
Seat Gjirokastër
Government

 • Council chairman Armand Hilaj
Area

 • Total 2,884 km2 (1,114 sq mi)
Population
(2016)

 • Total 70,331[1]
Time zone
UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)
UTC+2 (CEST)
NUTS Code AL033

Gjirokastër County (Albanian: Qarku i Gjirokastrës) is one of the 12 counties of Albania. The population at the 2011 census was 72,176, in an area of 2884 km².[2] Its capital is the city Gjirokastër.




Contents






  • 1 Administrative divisions


  • 2 Demographics


    • 2.1 Demographics history of Permet district




  • 3 Notable people


  • 4 References


  • 5 Further reading


  • 6 External links





Administrative divisions


Until 2000, Gjirokastër County was subdivided into three districts: Gjirokastër, Përmet, and Tepelenë. Since the 2015 local government reform, the county consists of the following 7 municipalities: Dropull, Gjirokastër, Këlcyrë, Libohovë, Memaliaj, Përmet and Tepelenë.[3] Before 2015, it consisted of the following 32 municipalities:




  • Antigonë

  • Ballaban

  • Buz

  • Çarshovë

  • Cepo

  • Dishnicë

  • Dropull i Poshtëm

  • Dropull i Sipërm

  • Frashër

  • Fshat Memaliaj

  • Gjirokastër

  • Këlcyrë

  • Kordhoce

  • Krahës

  • Kurvelesh

  • Lazarat

  • Libohovë

  • Lopës

  • Luftinjë

  • Lunxhëri

  • Memaliaj

  • Odrie

  • Përmet

  • Petran

  • Picar

  • Pogon

  • Qendër Libohovë

  • Qendër Piskovë

  • Qendër Tepelenë

  • Qesarat

  • Sukë

  • Tepelenë

  • Zagori



The municipalities consist of about 270 towns and villages in total. See Villages of Gjirokastër County for a structured list.



Demographics


Its population includes a substantial Greek minority.[4][5] According to the last national census from 2011 this county has 72,176 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the county include Albanians, Greeks, Montenegrins, Aromanians, Romani, Balkan Egyptians[2]




































































Religion in Gjirokastër County (2011 census)
religion percent
Muslim
 
 38.54%
Orthodox
 
 17.43%
Prefer not to answer
 
 15.16%
Bektashi
 
 8.48%
believers without denomination
 
 8.38%
atheist
 
 6.30%
Not relevant/not stated
 
 3.41%
Catholic
 
 2.07%
Evangelist or Protestant
 
 0.08%
Other Christian
 
 0.07%
Others
 
 0.02%



Islam is by far the largest religion in the county, forming 38.54% of the total population (27,815 people). There are also some Bektashi Muslims with 8.48% (6,118 people), 7.15% percent consisting of believers without a denomination (22,186 people) and Christians forming 19.65% of the county's population (Orthodox (17.43%) (15,295 people), Evangelists (0.08% (59 people) (and Roman Catholics) (2.07%) (1,493 people).



Demographics history of Permet district



  • 1921: A 1921[verification needed] document has the population divided by 12,780 Orthodox and 12,173 Muslims, a total of 25,043.[6] Greek was spoken as a first language in few parts of the district.[6] The northern part of the kaza was inhabited by Muslims.[7]

  • 1918–19: According to Greece Before the Conference (1919), the kaza (Ottoman district) of Premeti had 15,138 Muslims, 10,823 Greeks, 888 Others; a total of 26,849.[8]

  • 1913: According to Mary Edith Durham, writing on 3 September 1913, the district of "Premeti" was "purely Albanian".[9]

  • 1904: According to German state archives, in 1904, the district of Premeti had 8,000 inhabitants, all Albanians, divided by 5,000 Muslims and 3,000 Christians.[10]



Notable people



  • Ali Pasha of Tepelenë

  • Enver Hoxha

  • Evangelos Zappas

  • Ismail Kadare

  • Stath Melani



References





  1. ^ "Popullsia e Shqipërisë" (PDF). instat.gov.al (in Albanian). 19 February 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 April 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2016..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ ab "2011 census results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-05-25.


  3. ^ Law nr. 115/2014[permanent dead link]


  4. ^ http://mondediplo.com/maps/albanianmdv1999 The Albanians, a scattered people
    by Philippe Rekacewicz, Le Monde diplomatique, January 1999


  5. ^ "Country Studies US: Greeks and Other Minorities". Retrieved September 6, 2006.


  6. ^ ab Basil Kondis (1994). The Greek Minority in Albania: A Documentary Record (1921-1993). Institute For Balkan Studies. pp. 55–56. ISBN 978-960-7387-02-8.


  7. ^ Kondis 1994, p. 42


  8. ^ Greece Before the Conference. Methuen & Company. 1919. p. 80.


  9. ^ M. Edith Durham; Harry Hodgkinson; Bejtullah Destani (22 July 2005). Albania and the Albanians: Selected Articles and Letters, 1903-1944. I.B.Tauris. pp. 33–. ISBN 978-1-85043-939-4.


  10. ^ Das Staatsarchiv. 68-70. Akademische Verlagsgesellschaft m.b.h. 1904. p. 32.




Further reading



  • Kallivretakis, Leonidas (1995). "Η ελληνική κοινότητα της Αλβανίας υπό το πρίσμα της ιστορικής γεωγραφίας και δημογραφίας [The Greek Community of Albania in terms of historical geography and demography]". In Veremis, Thanos. Ο Ελληνισμός της Αλβανίας [The Greeks of Albania]. University of Athens. pp. 25–58. ISBN 9600800545.


External links


  • Gjirokastra Region Travel Guide



Coordinates: 40°10′N 20°10′E / 40.167°N 20.167°E / 40.167; 20.167







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