Selitë, Mirditë Explained

Type:mu
Official Name:Selitë
County:Lezhë
Municipality:Mirditë
Coordinates:41.7833°N 25°W
Population As Of:2011
Population Unit:745

Selitë is a former municipality in the Lezhë County, northwestern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Mirditë.[1] The population at the 2011 census was 745.[2] The settlement holding town status is Kurbnesh. The municipal unit was once part of the Oher district, but this district was divided between Mati and Mirdita.

Demographic history

Selitë is recorded in the Ottoman defter of 1467 as a hass-ı mir-liva property in the vilayet of Uraka. The village had a total of 16 households which were represented by the following household heads: Progon Bardhi, Petër Dajçi, Lazar Stepani, Peter Skura, Kal Gjirgj Gjika, Lika Gurbanëshi, Manko Gurbanëshi, Gjon Mirdidi, Lika Miljoti, Pal Luka, Gjon Dajçi, Peter Luka, Gjon Karusi, Lazar Gjika, Andrija Luzi, and Mati.[3]

References

  1. Web site: Law nr. 115/2014 . sq . 6373–6374. 25 February 2022 .
  2. http://www.instat.gov.al/media/195832/9__lezhe.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 . 13–4.