Type: | mu |
Official Name: | Lopës |
County: | Gjirokastër |
Municipality: | Tepelenë |
Coordinates: | 40.3667°N 69°W |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Unit: | 723 |
Lopës is a former municipality in the Gjirokastër County, southern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Tepelenë.[1] The population at the 2011 census was 723.[2] The municipal unit consists of the villages Sinanaj, Matohasanaj, Dorëz, Dhëmblan and Lab Martalloz.[3]
The etymology of Lopës is in Albanian, as it derives from the word Lopë (Albanian word for cow).