Velçan Explained

Type:	mu
Official Name:	Velçan
County:	Korçë
Municipality:	Pogradec
Coordinates:	40.95°N 48°W
Population As Of:	2011
Population Unit:	2548
Postal Code:	7310
Area Code:	(0)860

Velçan is a village and a former municipality in the Korçë County, southeastern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Pogradec.^[1] The population at the 2011 census was 2,548.^[2] The municipal unit consists of the villages Velçan, Buzahishtë, Shpellë, Bishnicë, Jollë, Losnik, Laktesh and Senishtë.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Law nr. 115/2014 . sq . 6372–6373. 25 February 2022 .
2. Web site: 2011 census results . 2017-07-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924035505/http://www.instat.gov.al/media/195826/7__korce.pdf . 2015-09-24 . dead .
3. Web site: Greece – Albania Neighbourhood Programme . 2012-03-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120327014915/http://www.interreg.gr/inst/interreg/gallery/File/Programmes/Greece%20-%20Albania/Simpliroma%20Programmatismou/EN/18-12-07_Programme_Complement_GREECE%20ALBANIA.doc . 2012-03-27 . dead .