Butkë is a community in the

Korçë County Korçë County ( sq, Qarku Korçë, italic=unset), officially the County of Korçë ( sq, Qarku i Korçës, italic=unset), is a county in the Southern Region of the Republic of Albania. It is the largest by area and the seventh most populous of ...

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 ...

. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Kolonjë.

Notable people

Sali Butka Salih Butka (1852 – 24 October 1938), was an Albanian nationalist figure, kachak, poet, and one of the delegates of the city of Korçë to the Albanian National Congress of Lushnjë.Nikolaeva Todorova Marii︠a︡''Balkan identities: nation ...

, 19th and early 20th century freedom fighter * Gani Butka, 19th and early 20th century freedom fighter *

Safet Butka Safet Butka (10 August 190119 September 1943) was an Albanian professor, politician and nationalist. Son of famous patriot Sali Butka, he organized the student demonstrations in April 1939 during the Italian invasion and was interned in Ventoten ...

, World War II freedom fighter *

Qemal Butka Qemal is a masculine given name. It may refer to: * Qemal Butka (1907–1997), Albanian architect, painter, politician, and postage stamp engraver * Qemal Haxhihasani (1916–1991), Albanian historian and folklorist *Qemal Karaosmani (1875–1948) ...

, mayor of Tirana

References

Populated places in Kolonjë, Korçë Villages in Korçë County {{Korçë-geo-stub