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Pukë

Southern Europe

Puke is a town, municipality and historical region in northern Albania, formed at the 2015 local government reform through the merger of the former municipalities of Gjegjan, Puke, Qelez, Qerret and Rrape, which became its municipal units, with the town of Puke as its seat. The municipality's total population is 11,069 across 505.83 square kilometers.

Facts
Population
3607 1
Population Estimate Year
2011 1
Elevation (m)
838 1
Latitude
42.05 degrees north 2
Longitude
19.9 degrees east 2
Elevation Band
Highland 3
Climate Zone
Continental 4
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 5
Partially Attested
Area (sq km)
505.83 1
The 505.83 square kilometre figure is the area of the whole Pukë municipality formed in 2015, not of the town or its former municipality alone.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Pukë
  • Introduction, paragraph 1, former municipality population
    The population of the former municipality at the 2011 census was 3,607.
  • Introduction, paragraph 1, census year of the former municipality figure
    The population of the former municipality at the 2011 census was 3,607.
  • Introduction, paragraph 1, municipality total area
    The total population is 11,069 (2011 census), in a total area of 505.83 km2.
  • Introduction, paragraph 2, elevation of the town
    At 838 metres above sea level, the town is one of the highest in elevation in Albania and a well-known ski area.
  • In Group: Cities of Southern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. Pukë (Wikidata)
P625 (coordinate location)
Quote, P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 42.05, longitude 19.9
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3. GeoNames: Pukë - GeoNames
GeoNamesPlace record, elevation
Quote, Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 799 m
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 42.25, 19.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 42.25, 19.75
42.25 19.75 Dfb
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5. GeoNames: Pukë - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 3184388
Quote, cities500 record 3184388
42.04444 19.89972 P PPLA2 AL 49 10944414 3184389 6495 799 Europe/Tirane
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Wikidata: Pukë
Wikidata Q19310, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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