Type: | co |
Skyline: | View from Lezhë Castle hill.jpg |
Caption: | View from Lezhë Castle |
Emblem: | Stema e Qarkut Lezhë.svg |
Map: | Albania (Lezhë County).svg |
Mapsize: | 200px |
Coordinates: | 41.75°N 69°W |
Parts: | 3 municipalities, 175 towns and villages |
Seat: | Lezhë |
Council Chairman: | Eduart Ndreca (PS) [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 1620 |
Population As Of: | 2021[2] |
Population Total: | 120678 |
Blank Name Sec1: | HDI (2021) |
Blank Info Sec1: | 0.771 · 9th of 12 |
Nuts Code: | AL014 |
Lezhë County (Albanian: Qarku i Lezhës) is one of the 12 counties of Albania. The population as of 2021 was 120,678, in an area of 1620 km².[3] Its capital is the city Lezhë.
Until 2000, Lezhë County was subdivided into three districts: Kurbin, Lezhë, and Mirditë. Since the 2015 local government reform, the county consists of the following 3 municipalities: Kurbin, Lezhë and Mirditë.[4] Before 2015, it consisted of the following 21 municipalities:
The municipalities consist of about 175 towns and villages in total. See Villages of Lezhë County for a structured list.
According to the last national census from 2011 this county has 134,027 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the county include:[3]