Pogon, Albania

Pogon
Πωγώνι
Pogon is located in Albania
Pogon
Pogon
Coordinates: 40°8′N 20°21′E / 40.133°N 20.350°E / 40.133; 20.350
Country Albania
CountyGjirokastër
MunicipalityDropull
Area
 • Total177.6 km2 (68.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total432
 • Density2.4/km2 (6.3/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal Code
6007[1]

Pogon (Albanian: Pogon or Pogoni, Greek: Πωγώνι, Pogoni), is a former commune in the Gjirokastër County, southern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Dropull.[2] The population at the 2011 census was 432.[3] It consists of seven villages which are mostly Greek speaking: Poliçan; Skore; Hllomo; Sopik; Mavrojer; Çatistë and Selckë of which Poliçan is the administrative center.[4] The administrative unit of Pogon is inhabited by ethnic Greeks.

  1. ^ "Kodi Postar, Qarku Gjirokastër" [Postal Code, Gjirokastër County] (PDF). Posta Shqiptare. 2017.
  2. ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6371. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  3. ^ 2011 census results Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Greece – Albania Neighbourhood Programme Archived 2012-03-27 at the Wayback Machine