Dibër County
Dibër County
Qarku Dibër | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Dibër County within Albania. | |
| Country |  Albania |
| Municipalities | 4 |
| Villages | 288 |
| Established | 2000 |
| County Seat | Peshkopi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,586 km2 (998 sq mi) |
| Population (2011 census) | |
| • Total | 137,047 |
| • Density | 53/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | AL-09 |
| Website | www.qarkudiber.gov.al |
Dibër County (Template:Lang-sq) is one of the 12 counties of Albania. The population at the 2011 census was 137,047, in an area of 2586 km².[1] Its capital is the city Peshkopi.
Administrative divisions
Until 2000, Dibër County was subdivided into three districts: Bulqizë, Dibër, and Mat. Since the 2015 local government reform, the county consists of the following 4 municipalities: Bulqizë, Dibër, Klos and Mat.[2] Before 2015, it consisted of the following 35 municipalities:
The municipalities consist of about 290 towns and villages in total. See Villages of Dibër County for a structured list.
Demographics
According to the last national census from 2011 this county has 137,047 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the county include:[1]
- Albanians = 124,897 (91.13%)
- Greeks = 20 (0.01%)
- Macedonians = 19 (0.01%)
- Aromanians = 28 (0.02%)
- Romani = 92 (0.07%)
- Egyptians = 97 (0.07%)
- others = 13 (0.01%)
- no answer = 11,881 (8.67%)
References
External links
- Regional Council of Diber
- Levene, David (1 January 2013). "Albania's chestnut, cheese and pasta workers". The Guardian.
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