Kolonjë

Also known as Bashkia Kolonjë

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 . It is an ethnographic region.

Key facts

Settlement (Albanian).type: m
Settlement (Albanian).name: Kolonjë
Settlement (Albanian).emblem: Stema e Bashkisë Kolonjë.svg
Settlement (Albanian).skyline: Erseka, Kolonja.jpg
Settlement (Albanian).caption: Landscape at Ersekë
Settlement (Albanian).county: Korçë
Settlement (Albanian).mayor: Erion Isai
Settlement (Albanian).party: PS
Settlement (Albanian).area munic: 865
Settlement (Albanian).population as of: 2011
Settlement (Albanian).population munic: 11070
Settlement (Albanian).postal code: 7401

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Location
History
Villages, communities and settlements
Municipal Council
Notable people
References
Sources

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