Lunxhëri (administrative unit) explained

Type:mu
Official Name:Lunxhëri
County:Gjirokastër
Municipality:Gjirokastër
Coordinates:40.1167°N 31°W
Population As Of:2011
Population Unit:1941

Lunxhëri 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.

The area is known for its Albanian-speaking Orthodox Christian and Aromanian population.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Law nr. 115/2014 . sq . 6371. 25 February 2022 .
  2. http://www.instat.gov.al/media/195823/6__gjirokaster.pdf 2011 census results
  3. Web site: Better than Muslims, not as good as Greeks. Emigration as experienced and imagined by the Albanian Christians of Lunxhëri. halshs.archives-ouvertes.fr. 2015-05-31.