Lunxhëri (administrative unit)

Coordinates: 40°7′N 20°11′E / 40.117°N 20.183°E

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Lunxhëri
Municipal unit
Lunxhëri
Coordinates: 40°7′N 20°11′E / 40.117°N 20.183°E / 40.117; 20.183
Country	Albania
County	Gjirokastër
Municipality	Gjirokastër
Population (2011)
• Municipal unit	1,941
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Lunxhëri is a former municipality in the Gjirokastër County, Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Gjirokastër.^[1] The population at the 2011 census was 1,941.^[2] The municipal unit consists of the villages Qestorat, Dhoksat, Këllëz, Mingul, Nokovë, Erind, Gjat, Kakoz, Karjan and Valare.^[3]

The area is known for its Albanian-speaking Orthodox Christian and Aromanian population.^[4]

References

^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6371. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
^ 2011 census results Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
^ Malo, Foto, Emra vendesh në krahinën e Lunxhërisë (Toponyms in Lunxhëri region) (in Albanian), Tribuna, archived from the original on 2014-04-30, retrieved 2013-08-29
^ "Better than Muslims, not as good as Greeks. Emigration as experienced and imagined by the Albanian Christians of Lunxhëri". halshs.archives-ouvertes.fr. Retrieved 2015-05-31.

v t e Subdivisions of Gjirokastër municipality
Municipal seat: Gjirokastër
Administrative unit of Antigonë	Arshi Lengo Asim Zeneli Krinë Saraqinisht Tranoshisht
Administrative unit of Cepo	Çepun Fushëbardhë Humelicë Kardhiq Kodër Mashkullorë Palokastër Plesat Prongji Taroninë Zhulat
Administrative unit of Gjirokastër	Gjirokastër
Administrative unit of Lazarat	Kordhocë Lazarat
Administrative unit of Lunxhëri	Dhoksat Erind Gjat Kakoz Karjan Këllëz Mingul Nokovë Qestorat Valare
Administrative unit of Odrie	Andon Poçi Hundëkuq Labovë e Madhe Labovë e Vogël Tërbuq
Administrative unit of Picar	Golem Kaparjel Kolonjë Picar Shtëpëz

v t e Subdivisions of Gjirokastër County
County seat: Gjirokastër
Municipality of Dropull	Dropull i Poshtëm Dropull i Sipërm Pogon
Municipality of Gjirokastër	Antigonë Cepo Gjirokastër Lazarat Lunxhëri Odrie Picar
Municipality of Këlcyrë	Ballaban Dishnicë Këlcyrë Sukë
Municipality of Libohovë	Libohovë Qendër Libohovë Zagori
Municipality of Memaliaj	Buz Krahës Luftinjë Memaliaj Memaliaj Fshat Qesarat
Municipality of Përmet	Çarçovë Frashër Përmet Petran Qendër Piskovë
Municipality of Tepelenë	Kurvelesh Lopës Qendër Tepelenë Tepelenë

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