Memaliaj
Municipality
Official logo of Memaliaj
Emblem
Memaliaj is located in Albania
Memaliaj
Memaliaj
Coordinates: 40°21′N 19°59′E / 40.350°N 19.983°E / 40.350; 19.983
Country Albania
CountyGjirokastër
Government
 • MayorAlbert Malaj (BF)
Area
 • Municipality372.30 km2 (143.75 sq mi)
Elevation
130 m (430 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Municipality
10,657
 • Municipality density29/km2 (74/sq mi)
 • Municipal unit
2,647
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal Code
6302
Area Code(0)885
Websitewww.memaliaj.gov.al

Memaliaj is a town and a municipality in Gjirokastër County, southern Albania. It was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Buz, Krahës, Luftinjë, Memaliaj, Memaliaj Fshat and Qesarat, that became municipal units. The seat of the municipality is the town Memaliaj.[1] The total population is 10,657 (2011 census),[2] in a total area of 372.30 square kilometres (143.75 sq mi).[3] The population of the former municipality at the 2011 census was 2,647.[2] It is entirely populated by Albanians, both Muslim Bektashis and Eastern Orthodox Christians. The dialect of Albanian spoken in the region is Tosk.

History

In 2 December of 1942 in Memaliaj under the supervision of the Albanian National Liberation Council was founded the first National Liberation Committee of Tepelenë.[4]

In 1958 Memaliaj became famous for the newly established Coal Mine, which multiplied the coal profit of Albania by 64 times, in contrast with older mines of 1938.[5]

Notable People

Agron Llakaj, Albanian Comedian.

Foto Strakosha, Former Albanian national team goal keeper.

Thomas Strakosha, Albanian national team goalkeeper who currently plays for Brentford F.C, he is the son of Foto Strakosha.

Dhimitri Strakosha, Former footballer, the son of Foto Strakosha.

References

  1. ↑ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6371. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Population and housing census - Gjirokastër 2011" (PDF). INSTAT. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  3. ↑ "Correspondence table LAU – NUTS 2016, EU-28 and EFTA / available Candidate Countries" (XLS). Eurostat. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  4. ↑ Van Gerven Oei, Vincent (2015). Lapidari 1 (in Albanian). Punctum Books. p. 189.
  5. ↑ Tiagunenko (1961). Development of the Albanian Economy. U.S. Joint Publications Research Service. p. 23.


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