Lis, Albania Explained

Type:mu
Official Name:Lis
County:Dibër
Municipality:Mat
Coordinates:41.6333°N 25°W
Population As Of:2011
Population Unit:3824

Lis is a village 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 3,824.[2]

Demographic history

Lis (Liz) is recorded in the Ottoman defter of 1467 as a hass-ı mir-liva settlement in the vilayet of Mati. The village had a total of nine households which were represented by the following household heads: Petër Syimiri, Gjon Birjuvi, Marin Franko, Tanush Birjuvi, Gjon Gjiriki, Palko Pipi, Gjon Xhani, Nikolla Todi, and Dom Valandidi.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Law nr. 115/2014 . sq . 6367. 25 February 2022 .
  2. http://www.instat.gov.al/media/195811/2__diber.pdf 2011 census results
  3. Book: Caka . Eduart . Defteri i hollësishëm për zonat e dibrës i vitit 1467 . 2019 . Akademia e studimeve albanologjike instituti historisë . Tiranë . 10.