Lezhë County (Albanian: Qarku i Lezhës) is one of the 12 counties of Albania. The population as of 2021 was 120,678,[2] in an area of 1620 km².[3] Its capital is the city Lezhë.

Administrative divisions

Until 2000, Lezhë County was subdivided into three districts: Kurbin, Lezhë, and Mirditë. Since the 2015 local government reform, the county consists of the following 3 municipalities: Kurbin, Lezhë and Mirditë.[4] Before 2015, it consisted of the following 21 municipalities:

The municipalities consist of about 175 towns and villages in total. See Villages of Lezhë County for a structured list.

Demographics

According to the last national census from 2011 this county has 134,027 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the county include:[3]

Religion in Lezhë County (2011 census)
religion percent
Catholic
 
 72.38%
Muslim
 
 14.81%
Prefer not to answer
 
 8%
Not relevant/not stated
 
 3.13%
Believers without denomination
 
 1.09%
Atheist
 
 0.33%
Orthodox
 
 0.25%
Evangelist or Protestant
 
 0.06%
Others
 
 0.01%
Other Christian
 
 0.01%

References

  1. ^ https://www.vizionplus.tv/konstituohet-keshilli-i-qarkut-te-lezhes/
  2. ^ a b "Population on 1st January by prefecture and sex" (PDF). INSTAT. 7 May 2021. p. 6.
  3. ^ a b 2011 census results Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). pp. 6373–6374. Retrieved 25 February 2022.

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