Malzi

Malzi
Malzi
Municipal unit
	Malzi
	Coordinates: 42°6′N 20°17′E / 42.100°N 20.283°E
Country	Albania
County	Kukës
Municipality	Kukës
Population (2023)
• Municipal unit	1,616
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal Code	8512

Malzi (Albanian definite form: Malziu) is a former municipality in Kukës County, Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Kukës.^[1] The population at the 2023 census was 1,616.^[2]

The municipal unit consists of the following villages:

Çam
Dukagjin
Gdheshtë
Kalimash
Kryemadh
Mgullë
Petkaj
Pistë
Shëmri
Shikaj
Shtanë
Spas

The region is mentioned by Albanologist Robert Elsie in a 2015 book by him as one of the 69 different tribes in northern Albania.^[3]

^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6373. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
^ "Population and Housing Census, Kukës 2023" (PDF). INSTAT. p. 107. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
^ Elsie 2015, pp. 286–287

[1] "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6373. Retrieved 25 February 2022.

[2] "Population and Housing Census, Kukës 2023" (PDF). INSTAT. p. 107. Retrieved 8 November 2024.

[3] Elsie 2015, pp. 286–287

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