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Kolonjë District

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former geographic subdivision of Albania

Key facts

Country
Albania
County
Korçë
Mayor
Erion Isai ( PS )
Municipality
865 km (334 sq mi)
Municipality density
12.8/km (33.1/sq mi)
Demonym s
Albanian : Kolonjar (m), Kolonjare (f)
Time zone
UTC+1 ( CET )
Summer dst
UTC+2 ( CEST )
Area code
(0)812
Website
www .kolonja .gov .al

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Country
Albania
Located in
Korçë County
Population
14318
Area
805
Elevation
1291
Time zone
UTC+01:00
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coextensive with
Kolonjë
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Encyclopedic overview

Kolonjë is a municipality in Korçë County, southeastern Albania. It was created in 2015 by the merger of the former municipalities Barmash, Çlirim, Ersekë, Leskovik, Mollas, Novoselë, Qendër Ersekë and Qendër Leskovik. The seat of the municipality is the town Ersekë. The total population is 11,070 (2011 census), in a total area of 865 km (334 sq mi). It is an ethnographic region.

The area of the municipality is coextensive with the former Kolonjë District, one of the 36 districts of Albania, which were dissolved in July 2000 and replaced by 12 counties.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kolonjë District” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.