Gjirokastër County ( Albanian : Qarku i Gjirokastrës ) is one of the 12 counties of Albania . The total population in 2023 was 60,013, in an area of 2884 km . Its capital is the city Gjirokastër .
4-553: Mezhgoran is a community in the Gjirokastër County , southern Albania . At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the Tepelenë municipality. This article about a specific location in Gjirokastër County , Albania, is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Gjirokast%C3%ABr County Until 2000, Gjirokastër County was subdivided into three districts: Gjirokastër , Përmet , and Tepelenë . Since
8-688: A 2014 report by the Albanian government submitted to the Council of Europe , there were 9,520 Greeks in the Dropull district, and 13,118 Greeks in the entire county. The results of the 2011 census were affected by a boycott by minorities. The European Council 's Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities stated that "the results of the census should be viewed with
12-471: The 2015 local government reform, the county consists of the following 7 municipalities: Dropull , Gjirokastër , Këlcyrë , Libohovë , Memaliaj , Përmet and Tepelenë . Before 2015, it consisted of the following 32 municipalities: The municipalities consist of about 270 towns and villages in total. See Villages of Gjirokastër County for a structured list. According to the last national census from 2023 this county has 60,013 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in
16-595: The county include Albanians , Greeks , Aromanians , Romani , & Balkan Egyptians . According to the results of the 2011 census, 38.54% of the total population (27,815 people) declared themselves Muslim. There are also some Bektashi Muslims with 8.48% (6,118 people), 7.15% percent consisting of believers without a denomination (22,186 people) and Christians forming 19.65% of the county's population ( Orthodox (17.43%) (15,295 people), Evangelists (0.08% (59 people) (and Roman Catholics ) (2.07%) (1,493 people), while 10,094 (15,16%) did not answer at all. According to
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