Koplik

Koplik
Koplik is located in Albania
Koplik
Koplik
Coordinates: 42°12′49″N 19°26′11″E / 42.21361°N 19.43639°E / 42.21361; 19.43639
Country Albania
CountyShkodër
MunicipalityMalësi e Madhe
 • Municipal unit9.3 km2 (3.6 sq mi)
Elevation
62 m (203 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Municipal unit
3,734
 • Municipal unit density400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal Code
4301
Area Code0211
Websitekopliku.org

Koplik (also known as Koplik i Poshtëm) is a town and former municipality in the northwestern tip of Albania. At the 2015 local government reform, it became a subdivision, and the seat of the municipality Malësi e Madhe.[1] It was the seat of the former Malësi e Madhe District. The population at the 2011 census was 3,734.[2] It is situated north of the city of Shkodër. As of June 2016, Koplik has been registered and administered as an international 'free economic trade zone' by the Albanian government.

  1. ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). pp. 6374–6375. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  2. ^ 2011 census results Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine