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Pukë District
Pukë District () was one of the 36 districts of Albania, which were dissolved in July 2000 and replaced by 12 newly created counties. It had a population of 34,454 in 2001, and an area of . It is located in the north of the country and its capital was the town of Pukë. Its territory is now part of Shkodër County: the municipalities of Fushë-Arrëz and Pukë. Administrative divisions The district consisted of the following municipalities: * Blerim * Fierzë * Fushë-Arrëz * Gjegjan * Iballë *Pukë * Qafë-Mali *Qelëz *Qerret *Rrapë Rrapë is a village and a former municipality in the Shkodër County, northern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Pukë. The population at the 2011 census was 1,337.


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Districts of Albania
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Pukë
Pukë ( sq-definite, Puka) is a town and municipality in northern Albania. It was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Gjegjan, Pukë, Qelëz, Qerret and Rrapë, that became municipal units. The seat of the municipality is the town Pukë. The total population is 11,069 (2011 census), in a total area of 505.83 km2. The population of the former municipality at the 2011 census was 3,607. At 838 metres above sea level, the town is one of the highest in elevation in Albania and a well-known ski area. It is 150 km from Albania's capital, Tirana. Etymology The toponym may derive from Latin ''via publica'' ("public road") as it was located on an old trade route. History The settlement is inhabited by the tribe of Puka, itself one of the "seven tribes of Puka" ( sq, shtatë bajrakët e Pukës). According to tradition, collected by in the mid-19th century, the settlement of Puka had been founded by a Paolo Zenta, who accordi ...
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Districts Of Albania
Districts ( sq, or ) were first and second-level administrative divisions of Albania from 19132000. Their number, size, and status changed over time. From 1991 to 2000, the 36 districts were organized into 12 counties. Pursuant to the 1998 Constitution and Law No. 8653, the districts were abolished and replaced with the larger counties and smaller municipalities. History After its Declaration of Independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1912, Albania was divided into districts until the year 2000.A Brief History of the Administrative-territorial Organization in Albania
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During the 1920s and 1930s, there were 39 districts. These were consolidated into 26 in 1939. They were reorganized in 1959. In 1978, Ersekë District was renamed to Ko ...
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Counties Of Albania
Counties ( sq, or ), also sometimes known as prefectures (), are the first-level Administrative divisions of Albania, administrative subdivisions of Albania, replacing the earlier districts of Albania, districts. Since 2000, there have been 12 counties. 2015 Albanian local elections, Since 2015, they have been divided into 61 municipalities of Albania, municipalities and 373 administrative units of Albania, administrative units. History Since Albanian Declaration of Independence, its Declaration of Independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1912, Albania has reorganized administrative divisions of Albania, its internal administration 21 times. The primary division until the year 2000 was into districts of Albania, districts ( sq, rrethe), whose number, size, and importance varied over time.
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Shkodër County
Shkodër County ( sq, Qarku i Shkodrës) is a county in northwestern Albania, with the capital in Shkodër. The county spans and had a total population of 197,177 people as of 2021. The county borders on the counties of Lezhë, Kukës and the country of Montenegro. The county consists of five municipalities: Fushë-Arrëz, Malësi e Madhe, Pukë, Shkodër and Vau i Dejës. During the Bronze Age, the area was inhabited by various Illyrian tribes such as the Ardiaeis and Labeataes. Illyria was annexed by Rome in the second century BC, becoming an integral part of the Roman Empire and its successor the Byzantine Empire. Falling under Venetian and Ottoman dominion in the late Middle Ages, the modern nation state of Albania emerged in 1912 following its independence. The climate of the county is profoundly affected by the Adriatic Sea in the west and the Albanian Alps in the north. It experiences mostly mediterranean climate, while the north enjoys continental climate. The summers ...
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Municipalities Of Albania
Municipalities ( sq, or ) are the second-level administrative divisions of Albania, administrative divisions of Albania, below county (Albania), counties and above administrative unit (Albania), administrative units or communes of Albania, communes. Since the most recent administrative reforms in 2014, Albania has 61 municipalities. History Municipalities are considered the basic administrative division of Albania. Since Albanian Declaration of Independence, its Declaration of Independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1912, Albania has reorganized administrative divisions of Albania, internal administration 21 times. From independence until the year 2000, regional government was organized into regions of Albania, regions () of varing numbers, size, and importance. They were consolidated into groups comprising 12 county (Albania), counties in 1991. Following the Albanian Constitution, 1998 constitutional reforms, the 36 regions of the time were abolished entirely and replaced by th ...
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Fushë-Arrëz
Fushë-Arrëz (; sq-definite, Fushë-Arrëzi) is a municipality and town in Shkodër County, northwestern Albania Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares .... The municipality consists of the administrative units of Blerim, Fierzë, Iballë, Qafë-Mali with Fushë-Arrëz constituting its seat. As of the Institute of Statistics estimate from the 2011 census, there were 2,513 people residing in Fushë-Arrëz and 7,405 in Fushë-Arrëz Municipality. The area of the municipality is 540.42 km2. References External links bashkiafushearrez.gov.al– Official Website {{DEFAULTSORT:Fushe-Arrez Fushë-Arrëz Administrative units of Fushë-Arrëz Municipalities in Shkodër County Towns in Albania ...
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World Bank Group
The World Bank Group (WBG) is a family of five international organizations that make leveraged loans to developing countries. It is the largest and best-known development bank in the world and an observer at the United Nations Development Group. The bank is headquartered in Washington, D.C. in the United States. It provided around $98.83 billion in loans and assistance to "developing" and transition countries in the 2021 fiscal year. The bank's stated mission is to achieve the twin goals of ending extreme poverty and building shared prosperity.The World Bank, Press release: "World Bank Group Commitments Rise Sharply in FY14 Amid Organizational Change"July 1 2014, http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2014/07/01/world-bank-group-commitments-rise-sharply-in-fy14-amid-organizational-change/ref> Total lending as of 2015 for the last 10 years through Development Policy Financing was approximately $117 billion. Its five organizations are the International Bank for Reconstruc ...
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Blerim
Blerim is a village and a former municipality in the Shkodër County, northern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Fushë-Arrëz. The population at the 2011 census was 913. Settlements The municipal unit of Blerim includes the following seven villages: # Flet # Xeth # Kulumri # Trun #Blerim #Dardhë Dardhë (; sq-definite, Dardha, literally "pear") is a community in the former municipality of Drenovë in Korçë County, Albania. After local government reform in 2015, it became part of the municipality Korçë. It is a well known ski area of ... # Qebik References Former municipalities in Shkodër County Administrative units of Fushë-Arrëz Villages in Shkodër County {{Shkodër-geo-stub ...
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Gjegjan
Gjegjan is a village and a former municipality in the Shkodër County, northern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Pukë Pukë ( sq-definite, Puka) is a town and municipality in northern Albania. It was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Gjegjan, Pukë, Qelëz, Qerret and Rrapë, that became municipal units. The .... The population at the 2011 census was 2,846. References Administrative units of Pukë Former municipalities in Shkodër County Villages in Shkodër County {{Shkodër-geo-stub ...
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Iballë
Iballë is an old village and a former municipality in Shkodër County, northern Albania Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares .... In 2015 it became a subdivision of the municipality Fushë-Arrëz. The population according to the 2011 census was 1,129.2011 census results
The municipal unit contains several villages: Iballë, Sapaç, Levosh, Berishë e Vogël, Berishë Vendi, Berishë e Eperme, Shopel and Mërtur.


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Qafë-Mali
Qafë-Mali is a village and a former municipality in the Shkodër County, northern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Fushë-Arrëz. The population at the 2011 census was 1,548.2011 census results


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There are 9 settlements within Qafë-Mali: # Armiraj #
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