Ulëz
Appearance
Ulëz | |
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![]() Ulza Lake, Shkopet | |
Coordinates: 41°41′0″N 19°53′40″E / 41.68333°N 19.89444°E | |
Country | ![]() |
County | Dibër |
Municipality | Mat |
Population (2011) | |
• Municipal unit | 1,229 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal Code | 8003 |
Ulëz is a town and a former municipality in the Dibër County, northern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Mat.[1] The population at the 2011 census was 1,229.[2] It was once part of the Oher Municipality, which was later divided between Mat and Mirditë. The region contains the recently proclaimed Ulza Regional Nature Park.
Economy
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Ulza_Dam.jpg/220px-Ulza_Dam.jpg)
The Ulëz Hydroelectric Power Station is a big dam supplying a lot of electricity to Albania and the city its self. The dam gets it water from a reservoir with the Mat river flowing in to it. The electrical capacity of the Dam is 25.2 MW. And is still active today.
References
- ^ Law nr. 115/2014 Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 2011 census results Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine