Pukë District () was one of the 36
districts of Albania
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, which were dissolved in July 2000 and replaced by 12 newly created
counties
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. 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
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. Th ...
. Its territory is now part of
Shkodër County
Shkodër County () is a county in northwestern Albania, with the capital in Shkodër. The county spans and had a total population of 154,479 people as of the 2023 census. The county borders on the counties of Lezhë, Kukës and the country of M ...
: the
municipalities
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
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of
Fushë-Arrëz
Fushë-Arrëz (; sq-definite, Fushë-Arrëzi) is a municipality and town in Shkodër County, northwestern Albania
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and
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. Th ...
.
Administrative divisions
The district consisted of the following
municipalities
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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
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Fierzë
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Fushë-Arrëz
Fushë-Arrëz (; sq-definite, Fushë-Arrëzi) is a municipality and town in Shkodër County, northwestern Albania
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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 Alba ...
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Iballë
Iballë (; sq-definite, Iballa) is an old village and a former municipality in Shkodër County, northern Albania. In 2015 it became a subdivision of the municipality Fushë-Arrëz. The population according to the 2011 census was 1,129.
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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. Th ...
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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.
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Qelëz
Qelëz 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 Alban ...
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Qerret
Qerret 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 Alba ...
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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.
References
Districts of Albania
Geography of Shkodër County
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