Divjakë

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Divjakë
Municipality
Center of Divjakë
Center of Divjakë
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Official logo of Divjakë
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Divjakë is located in Albania
Divjakë
Divjakë
Coordinates: 40°59′40″N 19°31′50″E / 40.99444°N 19.53056°E / 40.99444; 19.53056
Country Albania
CountyFier
Government
 • MayorJosif Gorrea (PS)
Area
 • Municipality309.58 km2 (119.53 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Municipality
34,254
 • Municipality density110.65/km2 (286.57/sq mi)
 • Administrative unit
8,445
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal Code
9022
Area Code(0)371
Websitewww.bashkiadivjake.gov.al

Divjakë (Albanian: [ˈdivˈjakə]; Albanian definite form: Divjaka) is a municipality and town in Fier County, Albania. The municipality consists of the administrative units of Grabian, Gradishtë, Remas, Tërbuf with Divjakë constituting its seat.[1][2][3] As of an estimate by The Institute of Statistics based on the 2011 Census, there were 8,445 people residing in Divjakë and 34,254 in Divjakë Municipality.[1][4]

Geography

Divjakë is located near the Adriatic Sea coast, in the Myzeqe plain. The area of the municipality is 309.58 km2.[1][5]

Demography

According to the 2011 Albanian census, 84.16% of Divjakë's residents were ethnic Albanian. Aromanians form the second largest ethnic community, with 2.12% declaring themselves Vlach, that is, Aromanian.[6]

Municipal Council

Seat distribution in the Municipal Council

Following the 2023 local elections, the composition of the Council of Divjakë is as follows:[7]

Name Abbr. Seats
Socialist Party of Albania
Partia Socialiste e Shqipërisë		 PS 18
Together We Win
Bashkë Fitojmë		 BF 5
Democratic Party of Albania
Partia Demokratike e Shqipërisë		 PD 4
Social Democratic Party of Albania
Partia Socialdemokrate e Shqipërisë		 PSD 1
Republican Party of Albania
Partia Republikane e Shqipërisë		 PR 1
Environmentalist Agrarian Party
Partia Agrare Ambientaliste		 AAP 1
Legality Movement Party
Lëvizja e Legalitetit		 PLL 1

References

  1. "Pasaporta e Bashkisë Divjakë" (in Albanian). Porta Vendore. Archived from the original on 26 September 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  2. "A new Urban–Rural Classification of Albanian Population" (PDF). Instituti i Statistikës (INSTAT). May 2014. p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 November 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  3. "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6370. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  4. Nurja, Ines. "Censusi i popullsisë dhe banesave/ Population and Housing Census–Fier (2011)" (PDF). Tirana: Institute of Statistics (INSTAT). p. 85. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 October 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  5. "Bashkia Divjakë" (in Albanian). Albanian Association of Municipalities (AAM). Archived from the original on 26 September 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  6. "Ethnic composition of Albania 2011". pop-stat.mashke.org. Retrieved 2021-09-29.
  7. "HartaKQZ". 2019-07-05. Archived from the original on 5 July 2019. Retrieved 2022-06-06.