Kukës County

Kukës County
Qarku Kukës
County

Lake Fierza as seen from Rruga SH22 in Albania

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Location of Kukës County within Albania.
Country  Albania
Municipalities 3
Villages 187
Established 2000
County Seat Kukës
Government
 • Council Chairman Abedin Oruçi
Area
 • Total 2,374 km2 (917 sq mi)
Population (2011 census)
 • Total 85,292
 • Density 36/km2 (93/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
NUTS Code AL013
Website Official Website

Kukës County (Albanian: Qarku i Kukësit) is one of the 12 counties of Albania. The population at the 2011 census was 85,292, in an area of 2374 km².[1] Its capital is the city Kukës.

Geography

To the east, Kukës borders Kosovo[a], while in the extreme northwest it borders Montenegro. Domestically, it borders the following counties:

Administrative divisions

Until 2000, Kukës County was subdivided into three districts: Has, Kukës, and Tropojë. Since the 2015 local government reform, the county consists of the following 3 municipalities: Has, Kukës and Tropojë.[2] Before 2015, it consisted of the following 27 municipalities:

The municipalities consist of about 190 towns and villages in total. See Villages of Kukës County for a structured list.

Demographics

According to the last national census from 2011 this county has 85,292 inhabitants. They are Muslim and Catholic Christians and speak Gheg dialect.

Notes and references

Notes:

a. ^ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008, but Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the Brussels Agreement. Kosovo has received recognition as an independent state from 110 out of 193 United Nations member states.

References:

  1. ↑ 2011 census results
  2. ↑ Law nr. 115/2014

Coordinates: 42°10′N 20°20′E / 42.167°N 20.333°E / 42.167; 20.333

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