Dibër (municipality)

This article is about the municipality in Albania. For other uses, see Dibër.

Dibër
Municipality
Korab-Koritnik Nature Park
Flag Emblem
Dibër
Coordinates: 41°41′28″N 20°27′46″E
Country	Albania
County	Dibër
Seat	Peshkopi
Government
• Mayor	Rahim Spahiu (PS)
Area
• Municipality	937.88 km^2 (362.12 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Municipality	61,619
• Municipality density	66/km^2 (170/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Albanian: Dibran (m), Dibrane (f)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal Code	8301
Area Code	(0)218
Website	dibra.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 Black Drin in northeastern Albania adjacent to the border with North Macedonia.^[6] The Korab Mountain is the highest mountain in Albania and forms alongside the Deshat Mountain the eastern of border of Dibër Municipality.^[6] 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 Macedonian minority living in the villages around Maqellarë. Unlike the Macedonians who live around Lake Prespa, they have no linguistic rights and no autonomous subdivisions. Almost 90 percent of Dibër's population are Muslim, while the Macedonian minority is Orthodox. The Khalwati order has a 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

• List of mayors of Dibër

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. "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. "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.

External links

• dibra.gov.al – Official Website (in Albanian)