Lunxhëri (administrative unit)

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Lunxhëri
Municipal unit
Coordinates: 40°07′N 20°11′E / 40.12°N 20.18°E / 40.12; 20.18
Country Albania
CountyGjirokastër
MunicipalityGjirokastër
Population
 (2011)
 • Municipal unit
1,941
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Lunxhëri (Greek: Λιούντζη) is a former municipality in the Gjirokastër County, Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Gjirokastër.[1] The population at the 2011 census was 1,941.[2] The municipal unit consists of the villages Qestorat, Dhoksat, Këllëz, Mingul, Nokovë, Erind, Gjat, Kakoz, Karjan and Valare.[3]

The area is known for its Albanian-speaking Orthodox Christian population.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Law nr. 115/2014
  2. ^ 2011 census results
  3. ^ Malo, Foto, Emra vendesh në krahinën e Lunxhërisë (Toponyms in Lunxhëri region) (in Albanian), Tribuna, retrieved 2013-08-29
  4. ^ "Better than Muslims, not as good as Greeks. Emigration as experienced and imagined by the Albanian Christians of Lunxhëri". halshs.archives-ouvertes.fr. Retrieved 2015-05-31.
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