Shupenzë
Appearance
Shupenzë | |
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Coordinates: 41°32′N 20°25′E / 41.533°N 20.417°E | |
Country | Albania |
County | Dibër |
Municipality | Bulqizë |
Population (2011) | |
• Municipal unit | 5,503 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Shupenzë is a village and a former municipality in the Dibër County, eastern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Bulqizë.[1] The population at the 2011 census was 5,503.[2]
Historical demographics
[edit]In 1900, Vasil Kanchov gathered and compiled statistics on demographics in the area and reported the populations of ten villages in the modern municipality, including Bllacë, Boçevë, Homesh (Bulgarian: Омеже Omezhe), Kovashicë, Mazhicë, Okshatinë, Shtushaj, Topojan, Vlashaj and Zogjaj. All ten were reported as being Albanian-inhabited, with a total population amongst them of 4080.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6367. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ 2011 census results Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Vasil Kanchov (1901). Macedonia: Ethnography and Statistics -- Debar kaza. Accessed 4 July 2017