Lis is a village and a former municipality in the Dibër County, northern

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. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Mat. The population at the 2011 census was 3,824.2011 census results

Demographic history

Lis (''Liz'') is recorded in the Ottoman '' defter'' of 1467 as a '' hass-ı mir-liva'' settlement in the

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of Mati. The village had a total of nine households which were represented by the following household heads: ''Petër Syimiri'', ''Gjon Birjuvi'', ''Marin Franko'', ''Tanush Birjuvi'', ''Gjon Gjiriki'', ''Palko Pipi'', ''Gjon Xhani'', ''Nikolla Todi'', and '' Dom Valandidi''.

References

Former municipalities in Dibër County Administrative units of Mat (municipality) Villages in Dibër County {{Dibër-geo-stub