Type: | mu |
Official Name: | Qendër Libohovë |
County: | Gjirokastër |
Municipality: | Libohovë |
Coordinates: | 40.0667°N 36°W |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Unit: | 1264 |
Qendër Libohovë is a former municipality in the Gjirokastër County, southern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Libohovë.[1]
The population at the 2011 census was 1,264.[2]
The municipal unit consists of the villages Labovë e Sipërme, Labovë e Poshtme (together also referred to as Labovë e Kryqit), Suhë, Stegopull,, Drino and Nepravishtë.[3] An important cultural, religious and historical monument in the municipality St. Mary's Church, Labovë e Kryqit.The church seen today is essentially a creation of the 13th century at the time of the Despots of Epirus. However, an original foundation may go back to AD 527-565 during the reign of Emperor Justinian.[4]