Klos ( sq-definite, Klosi) is a town and a municipality in

Mat District Mat 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 61,906 in 2001, and an area of . It was named after the river Mat, which flows through ...

, northern center

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 ...

. It was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Gurrë, Klos, Suç and

Xibër Xibër is a former municipality in the Dibër County, northern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Klos. The population at the 2011 census was 2,660. Demographic history Xibër (''Çipur'') is r ...

, that became municipal units. The seat of the municipality is the town Klos. The total population is 16,618 (2011 census), in a total area of 357.72 km². The population of the former municipality at the 2011 census was 7,873. Klos lies 28.5 kilometers (17¾ mi) 'as the crow flies' from

Tirana Tirana ( , ; aln, Tirona) is the capital and largest city of Albania. It is located in the centre of the country, enclosed by mountains and hills with Dajti rising to the east and a slight valley to the northwest overlooking the Adriatic Sea ...

and 14 kilometers (9 mi) from

Burrel Burrel (alternate forms ''Burrel'', ''Mat'') is a town in northern Albania, 91 km from Tirana. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision and the seat of the municipality Mat. It was the seat of the former District of Mat. ...

Demographic history

Klos (''Kilos'') 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 A vilayet ( ota, , "province"), also known by various other names, was a first-order administrative division of the later Ottoman Empire. It was introduced in the Vilayet Law of 21 January 1867, part of the Tanzimat reform movement initiated ...

of Mati. The village had a total of eight households represented by the following household heads: ''Kozma Kimiza'', ''Progon Shargjini'', ''Martin Doroza'', ''Gjin Doroza'', ''Dula Cukali'', ''Margjin Prifti'', ''Ilia Kimiza'', and ''Kola Kimiza''.

Economy

The land is suited for agriculture and the economy is based on agriculture, with many houses having farms and selling their products in local markets known as Tregu. There are mini markets, bars and cafés, too. Their activity produces much tax revenue.

Subdivisions

Gurrë, Klos, Suç,

Sports

Klos has a football team known as

FC Klosi KF Klosi is an Albanian football club based in Klos. They are currently competing in the Kategoria e Tretë Kategoria e Tretë is the fourth and lowest professional level of football in Albania. In the 2022−23 season Kategoria e Tretë has 13 ...

playing in the

Albanian Second Division Albanian may refer to: *Pertaining to Albania in Southeast Europe; in particular: **Albanians, an ethnic group native to the Balkans **Albanian language **Albanian culture **Demographics of Albania, includes other ethnic groups within the country ...

. Playing in Klos.

References

External links

Klos: Nona.net
{{DEFAULTSORT:Klos, Diber Municipalities in Dibër County Administrative units of Klos (municipality) Towns in Albania