Lezhë County () is one of the 12 counties of Albania. The population as of 2021 was 120,678, in an area of 1,620 km². 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. Before 2015, it consisted of the following 21 municipalities:
- Balldren i Ri
- Blinisht
- Dajç
- Fan
- Fushë-Kuqë
- Kaçinar
- Kallmet
- Kolsh
- Kthellë
- Laç
- Lezhë
- Mamurras
- Milot
- Orosh
- Rrëshen
- Rubik
- Selitë
- Shëngjin
- Shënkoll
- Ungrej
- Zejmen
The municipalities consist of about 175 towns and villages in total. See Villages of Lezhë County for a structured list.
Demographics
As of the 2023 census, this county has 99,384 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the county as of the 2011 census include:
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right;width: 70%"
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Population of Lezhë according to religious group (2011–2023)
|- style="background:#e0e0e0;"
! rowspan="2" | Religion group
! colspan="2" | Census 2011
! colspan="2" | Census 2023
! colspan="2" | Difference (2023−2011)
|- style="background:#e0e0e0;"
! Number
! Percentage
! Number
! Percentage
! Number
! Percentage
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| Sunni Muslim
| 19,845
| 14.8%
| 17,416
| 17.5%
| -2,429
| +2.7%
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| Bektashi Muslim
| 333
| 0.3%
| 576
| 0.6%
| +243
| +0.3%
|-
! style="text-align:left;"| Total Muslim
! 20,178
! 15.1%
! 17,992
! 18.1%
! -2,186
! +3.0%
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| Catholic Christian
| 97,014
| 72.3%
| 73,938
| 74.4%
| -13,076
| +2.1%
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| Orthodox Christian
| 85
| 0.1%
| 385
| 0.4%
| +300
| +0.3%
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| Evangelical
| 17
| 0.0%
| 214
| 0.2%
| +197
| +0.2%
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| Other Christian
| 9
| 0.0%
| 33
| 0.0%
| +24
| +0.0%
|-
! style="text-align:left;"| Total Christian*
! 97,125
! 72.5%
! 74,570
! 74.9%
! -2,555
! +2.4%
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| Atheists
| 175
| 0.1%
| 470
| 0.5%
| +295
| +0.4%
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| Believers without denomination
| 1,459
| 1.1%
| 1,856
| 1.9%
| +397
| +0.8%
|-
! style="text-align:left;"| Total Non-religious
! 1,634
! 1.2%
! 2,326
! 2.3%
! +692
! +1.1%
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| Prefer not to answer
| 10,724
| 8.0%
| 2,577
| 2.6%
| -8,147
| -5.4%
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| Not stated / Not available**
| 4,189
| 3.1%
| 1,919
| 1.9%
| -2,270
| -1.2%
|- style="background:#e0e0e0;"
! style="text-align:left;"| TOTAL
! 134,027
! 100%
! 99,384
! 100%
! -34,643
! –
|}
References
External links
- Regional Council of Lezha
- Lezha Online News
- Lezha Travel & Tourism
- Shengjini Travel & Tourism
- Mirdita Tourism Portal