Memaliaj is a town and municipality in Gjirokaster County, southern Albania, formed at the 2015 local government reform through the merger of the former municipalities of Buz, Krahes, Luftinje, Memaliaj, Memaliaj Fshat and Qesarat, which became its municipal units, with the town of Memaliaj as its seat. The municipality's total population is 10,657 across 372.30 square kilometers. It is populated entirely by Albanians, both Muslim Bektashis and Eastern Orthodox Christians, who speak the Tosk dialect of Albanian.
Facts
Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Partially Attested
Area (sq km)The 372.30 square kilometre figure is the area of the whole Memaliaj municipality formed in 2015, not of the town or its former municipality alone. Sources
1. Wikipedia: Memaliaj
Introduction, paragraph 1, former municipality population
The population of the former municipality at the 2011 census was 2,647.
Introduction, paragraph 1, census year of the former municipality figure
The population of the former municipality at the 2011 census was 2,647.
Introduction, paragraph 1, municipality total area
The total population is 10,657 (2011 census), in a total area of 372.30 square kilometres (143.75 sq mi).
- In Group: Cities of Southern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
View the Source2. Memaliaj (Wikidata)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 40.35, longitude 19.983333
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 130 m
View the SourceWikidata: Memaliaj
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