Dibër (municipality)

Coordinates: 41°41′28″N 20°27′46″E / 41.69111°N 20.46278°E / 41.69111; 20.46278
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This article is about the municipality in Albania. For other uses, see Dibër.
Dibër
Municipality
Korab-Koritnik Nature Park
Korab-Koritnik Nature Park
UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal Code
8301
Area Code(0)218
Websitedibra.gov.al

Dibër (Albanian: [ˈdiˈbər]; Albanian definite form: Dibra) is a municipality in Dibër County, northeastern Albania. The municipality consists of the administrative units of Arras, Fushë-Çidhën, Kala e Dodës, Kastriot, Lurë, Luzni, Maqellarë, Melan, Muhurr, Selishtë, Sllovë, Tomin, Zall-Dardhë, Zall-Reç with Peshkopi constituting its seat.[1][2][3] As of the Institute of Statistics estimate from the 2011 census, there were 61,619 inhabitants in Dibër Municipality.[a][1][4] The area of the municipality is 937.88 km2 (362.12 sq mi).[1][5]

Geography

Dibër Municipality is located on the bank of

Lurë-Dejë National Park sprawls in the remote mountainous west of the area with Korab-Koritnik Nature Park extending in the east.[6]

Demography

Despite the municipality's proximity to North Macedonia, Dibër's ethnic make-up is relatively homogeneous, but there is a small

khanqah in the village of Herbel, while Allajbegi's Mosque in Maqellarë is a recognised cultural monument. Like all the rural municipalities of Albania, Dibër is heavily effected by emigration.[citation needed
]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The population of the municipality results from the sum of the listed administrative units in the former as of the 2011 Albanian census

References

  1. ^ a b c "Pasaporta e Bashkisë Dibër" (in Albanian). Porta Vendore. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6367. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  3. ^ "A new Urban–Rural Classification of Albanian Population" (PDF). Instituti i Statistikës (INSTAT). May 2014. p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 November 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  4. ^ Nurja, Ines. "Censusi i popullsisë dhe banesave/ Population and Housing Census–Dibër (2011)" (PDF). Tirana: Institute of Statistics (INSTAT). p. 85. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 March 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Bashkia Dibër" (in Albanian). Albanian Association of Municipalities (AAM). Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  6. ^ a b c "Strategjia e Territorit Bashkia Dibër" (PDF) (in Albanian). Bashkia Dibër. pp. 10–15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 February 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2021.

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