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|mayor = Leonidha Hristo
|mayor = Leonidha Hristo
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'''Finiq''' ({{lang-sq|Finiq or Finiqi}}, {{lang-el|Φοινίκη}}, ''Finiki'') is a predominantly [[Greeks|Greek]]-inhabited town and municipality in [[Vlorë County]], in southern Albania located 8&nbsp;km from the [[Ionian Sea]] and 20&nbsp;km north of the [[Greece|Greek]] border. It was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities [[Aliko]], [[Dhivër]], Finiq, [[Livadhja]] and [[Mesopotam]], that became municipal units. The seat of the municipality is the village [[Dermish]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150924085559/http://www.reformaterritoriale.al/images/presentations/Ligji%20ndarja%20territoriale_Fletore_zyrtare.pdf Law nr. 115/2014]</ref> The total population is 11,862 (2011 census), in a total area of 441.20&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>.<ref>[http://gis.ceshtjetvendore.gov.al/ Interactive map administrative territorial reform]</ref> The population of the former municipality at the 2011 census was 1,333.<ref name=census11>[http://www.instat.gov.al/media/195841/12__vlore.pdf 2011 census results] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304031315/http://www.instat.gov.al/media/195841/12__vlore.pdf |date=2016-03-04 }}</ref>
'''Finiq''' ({{lang-sq|Finiq or Finiqi}}, {{lang-el|Φοινίκη}}, ''Finiki'') is a predominantly [[Greeks|Greek]]-inhabited village and municipality in [[Vlorë County]], in southern Albania located 8&nbsp;km from the [[Ionian Sea]] and 20&nbsp;km north of the [[Greece|Greek]] border. It was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities [[Aliko]], [[Dhivër]], Finiq, [[Livadhja]] and [[Mesopotam]], that became municipal units. The seat of the municipality is the village [[Dermish]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150924085559/http://www.reformaterritoriale.al/images/presentations/Ligji%20ndarja%20territoriale_Fletore_zyrtare.pdf Law nr. 115/2014]</ref> The total population is 11,862 (2011 census), in a total area of 441.20&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>.<ref>[http://gis.ceshtjetvendore.gov.al/ Interactive map administrative territorial reform]</ref> The population of the former municipality at the 2011 census was 1,333.<ref name=census11>[http://www.instat.gov.al/media/195841/12__vlore.pdf 2011 census results] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304031315/http://www.instat.gov.al/media/195841/12__vlore.pdf |date=2016-03-04 }}</ref>


The 2015 Albanian civil registry recorded a much higher municipal population of 39,055 {{citation needed|date=June 2017}}. The municipal unit of Finiq comprises the villages Finiq, Buronjë (Mavropull), Çlirim, [[Vrion, Sarandë|Vrion]], Karahaxhë and [[Bregas]] (Vromero).<ref>[http://www.interreg.gr/inst/interreg/gallery/File/Programmes/Greece%20-%20Albania/Simpliroma%20Programmatismou/EN/18-12-07_Programme_Complement_GREECE%20ALBANIA.doc Greece – Albania Neighbourhood Programme] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120327014915/http://www.interreg.gr/inst/interreg/gallery/File/Programmes/Greece%20-%20Albania/Simpliroma%20Programmatismou/EN/18-12-07_Programme_Complement_GREECE%20ALBANIA.doc |date=March 27, 2012 }}</ref> The town of Finiq and all the villages of the municipality are solely inhabited by ethnic Greeks, except the village of Çlirim, which is mixed.<ref name= Kallivretakis>Kallivretakis, Leonidas (1995). "[http://helios-eie.ekt.gr/EIE/handle/10442/8696 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 Nikolakopoulos, Ilias, Kouloubis Theodoros A. & Thanos M. Veremis (eds). ''Ο Ελληνισμός της Αλβανίας [The Greeks of Albania]''. University of Athens. p, 31, 54; p. 51. "Μ Μικτός πληθυσμός"; p.54. "ΣΜΤ (ΜΤΣ) 569 Μ".</ref><ref>Badlands-Borderland: A History of Southern Albania/Northern Epirus
The 2015 Albanian civil registry recorded a much higher municipal population of 39,055 {{citation needed|date=June 2017}}. The municipal unit of Finiq comprises the villages Finiq, Buronjë (Mavropull), Çlirim, [[Vrion, Sarandë|Vrion]], Karahaxhë and [[Bregas]] (Vromero).<ref>[http://www.interreg.gr/inst/interreg/gallery/File/Programmes/Greece%20-%20Albania/Simpliroma%20Programmatismou/EN/18-12-07_Programme_Complement_GREECE%20ALBANIA.doc Greece – Albania Neighbourhood Programme] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120327014915/http://www.interreg.gr/inst/interreg/gallery/File/Programmes/Greece%20-%20Albania/Simpliroma%20Programmatismou/EN/18-12-07_Programme_Complement_GREECE%20ALBANIA.doc |date=March 27, 2012 }}</ref> Finiq and all the villages of the municipality are solely inhabited by ethnic Greeks, except the village of Çlirim, which is mixed.<ref name= Kallivretakis>Kallivretakis, Leonidas (1995). "[http://helios-eie.ekt.gr/EIE/handle/10442/8696 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 Nikolakopoulos, Ilias, Kouloubis Theodoros A. & Thanos M. Veremis (eds). ''Ο Ελληνισμός της Αλβανίας [The Greeks of Albania]''. University of Athens. p, 31, 54; p. 51. "Μ Μικτός πληθυσμός"; p.54. "ΣΜΤ (ΜΤΣ) 569 Μ".</ref><ref>Badlands-Borderland: A History of Southern Albania/Northern Epirus
by T.J. Winnifrith,{{ISBN|0-7156-3201-9}},2003,Page 69,"... 16. [https://books.google.com/books?id=dkRoAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Greek-speaking+children+in+modern+Finiq+%22&dq=%22Greek-speaking+children+in+modern+Finiq+%22&lr=&hl=el&cd=1 Greek-speaking children in modern Finiq ..."]</ref> In antiquity, [[Phoenice]] was the political center of the Epirot Greek tribe of the [[Chaonians]].
by T.J. Winnifrith,{{ISBN|0-7156-3201-9}},2003,Page 69,"... 16. [https://books.google.com/books?id=dkRoAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Greek-speaking+children+in+modern+Finiq+%22&dq=%22Greek-speaking+children+in+modern+Finiq+%22&lr=&hl=el&cd=1 Greek-speaking children in modern Finiq ..."]</ref> In antiquity, [[Phoenice]] was the political center of the Epirot Greek tribe of the [[Chaonians]].


Revision as of 20:13, 26 April 2018

Finiq
Φοινίκη (Finiki)
Municipality
The highlands of Delvinë and the hill of Finiq, ancient Phoinike, in the center of the picture behind the plains.
The highlands of Delvinë and the hill of Finiq, ancient Phoinike, in the center of the picture behind the plains.
Official logo of Finiq
Emblem
Finiq is located in Albania
Finiq
Finiq
Coordinates: 39°54′N 20°3′E / 39.900°N 20.050°E / 39.900; 20.050
Country Albania
CountyVlorë
Government
 • MayorLeonidha Hristo (Greek Ethnic Minority for the Future (M.E.G.A))
Area
 • Municipality441.20 km2 (170.35 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Municipality
11,862
 • Municipality density27/km2 (70/sq mi)
 • Municipal unit
1,333
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal Code
9716
Area Code(0)895
WebsiteOfficial Website

Finiq (Albanian: Finiq or Finiqi, Greek: Φοινίκη, Finiki) is a predominantly Greek-inhabited village and municipality in Vlorë County, in southern Albania located 8 km from the Ionian Sea and 20 km north of the Greek border. It was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Aliko, Dhivër, Finiq, Livadhja and Mesopotam, that became municipal units. The seat of the municipality is the village Dermish.[1] The total population is 11,862 (2011 census), in a total area of 441.20 km2.[2] The population of the former municipality at the 2011 census was 1,333.[3]

The 2015 Albanian civil registry recorded a much higher municipal population of 39,055 [citation needed]. The municipal unit of Finiq comprises the villages Finiq, Buronjë (Mavropull), Çlirim, Vrion, Karahaxhë and Bregas (Vromero).[4] Finiq and all the villages of the municipality are solely inhabited by ethnic Greeks, except the village of Çlirim, which is mixed.[5][6] In antiquity, Phoenice was the political center of the Epirot Greek tribe of the Chaonians.

See also

References

  1. ^ Law nr. 115/2014
  2. ^ Interactive map administrative territorial reform
  3. ^ 2011 census results Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Greece – Albania Neighbourhood Programme Archived March 27, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ 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 Nikolakopoulos, Ilias, Kouloubis Theodoros A. & Thanos M. Veremis (eds). Ο Ελληνισμός της Αλβανίας [The Greeks of Albania]. University of Athens. p, 31, 54; p. 51. "Μ Μικτός πληθυσμός"; p.54. "ΣΜΤ (ΜΤΣ) 569 Μ".
  6. ^ Badlands-Borderland: A History of Southern Albania/Northern Epirus by T.J. Winnifrith,ISBN 0-7156-3201-9,2003,Page 69,"... 16. Greek-speaking children in modern Finiq ..."


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