Bulqizë (; sq-definite, Bulqiza) is a
municipality in
Dibër County, northeastern
Albania. The municipality consists of the administrative units of
Fushë-Bulqizë
Fushë-Bulqizë is a village and a former municipality in the Dibër County, eastern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform, it became a subdivision of the municipality Bulqizë
Bulqizë (; sq-definite, Bulqiza) is a municipality in Dibë ...
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Gjoricë
Gjoricë () is a former municipality in the Dibër County, eastern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Bulqizë. The population at the 2011 census was 4,214.
Demographics
In 1900, Vasil Kanchov ...
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Martanesh,
Ostren
Ostren ( mk, Острени/Ostreni) is a former municipality in the Dibër County, eastern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Bulqizë. The population at the 2011 census was 3,034. ,
Shupenzë
Shupenzë is a village and a former municipality in the Dibër County, eastern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Bulqizë. The population at the 2011 census was 5,503. ,
Trebisht
Trebisht ( mk, Требишта, bg, Требище or Требища) is a former municipality in the Dibër County, eastern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Bulqizë. The population at the ...
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Zerqan
Zerqan (Albanian pronunciation: ) is a village and a former municipality in the Dibër County, eastern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Bulqizë. The population at the 2011 census was 4,111.
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with Bulqizë constituting its seat.
As of the
Institute of Statistics estimate from the 2011 census, there were 8,177 people residing in Bulqizë and 32,210 in Bulqizë Municipality.
Demographic history
Bulqizë is recorded in the
Ottoman ''
defter
A ''defter'' (plural: ''defterler'') was a type of tax register and land cadastre in the Ottoman Empire.
Description
The information collected could vary, but ''tahrir defterleri'' typically included details of villages, dwellings, household ...
'' of 1467 as a ''
hass-ı mir-liva'' and ''
derbendci'' settlement in the
vilayet of ''
Dulgoberda''. Although the register's complete survey on the village is missing, the following household heads are attested: ''Dimitri Bogdani'', ''Kolë Sharqini'', ''Gjin Kimeza'', ''Gjin Kolandi'', ''Nikolla Budi'', ''Martin Bardi'', ''Progon Buljani'', ''Maqe Kimëza'', ''Istvan Nenada'', ''Progon Bogdani'', ''Dimitri'', ''Todor Damëza'', ''Banek Alakasa'', ''Nikolla Mesina'', ''Budi'', ''Gjergj Garuja'', and ''Gjergj Iglat'' (from ''i gjatë'', "the tall").
Geography
Bulqizë lies in the lower north-east of Albania adjacent to the border with
North Macedonia. The municipalities of Mati and Tirana lie to the west while at the south is the municipality of Librazhd. There is a significant sources of chromium, which supports most of the economy of the area.
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References
External links
bulqiza.gov.al– Official Website
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Administrative units of Bulqizë
Municipalities in Dibër County
Towns in Albania