Lezhë County

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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox Albanian settlement Lezhë County (Template:Langx) is one of the 12 counties of Albania. The population as of 2021 was 120,678,<ref name=pop21>Template:Cite web</ref> in an area of 1,620 km².<ref name=census11>2011 census results Template:Webarchive</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Before 2015, it consisted of the following 21 municipalities:

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

Demographics

Template:Historical populationsAs of the 2023 census, this county has 99,384 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the county as of the 2011 census include:<ref name=census11/>

Demographics

Between the 2011 and 2023 censuses in Lezhë, the religious landscape showed some shifts. The Sunni Muslim population increased its share from 14.8% to 17.5%, and Bektashi Muslims also saw a rise from 0.3% to 0.6%. The Catholic Christian population, which remained the dominant group, increased from 72.3% to 74.4%. Orthodox Christians rose from 0.1% to 0.4%. Evangelical Christians increased from 0.0% to 0.2%.

There was a notable increase in the irreligious population: atheists rose from 0.1% to 0.5%, and those identifying as believers without denomination grew from 1.1% to 1.9%. Meanwhile, the "Prefer not to answer" category saw a significant decrease, dropping from 8.0% to 2.6%, and the "Not stated/other" category also decreased from 3.1% to 1.9%.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Population of Lezhë according to religious group (2011–2023)
Religion group Census 2011 Census 2023 Difference (2023−2011)
Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage
Sunni Muslim 19,845 14.8% 17,416 17.5% -2,429 +2.7%
Bektashi Muslim 333 0.3% 576 0.6% +243 +0.3%
Total Muslim   20,178   15.1%   17,992   18.1%   -2,186   +3.0%
Catholic Christian 97,014 72.3% 73,938 74.4% -13,076 +2.1%
Orthodox Christian 85 0.1% 385 0.4% +300 +0.3%
Evangelical 17 0.0% 214 0.2% +197 +0.2%
Other Christian 9 0.0% 33 0.0% +24 +0.0%
Total Christian*   97,125 72.5%   74,570   74.9% -2,555 +2.4%
Atheists 175 0.1% 470 0.5% +295 +0.4%
Believers without denomination 1,459 1.1% 1,856 1.9% +397 +0.8%
Total Non-religious 1,634 1.2% 2,326 2.3% +692 +1.1%
Prefer not to answer 10,724 8.0% 2,577 2.6% -8,147 -5.4%
Not stated / Not available** 4,189 3.1% 1,919 1.9% -2,270 -1.2%
TOTAL 134,027 100% 99,384 100% -34,643 –

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