Dropull
Δρόπολη (Greek) / Dropoli | |
|---|---|
 Dawn near Jorgucat | |
 Emblem | |
.svg)  Dropull | |
| Coordinates: 39°59′N 20°14′E / 39.983°N 20.233°E | |
| Country |  Albania |
| County | Gjirokastër |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Dhimitraq Toli (PS) |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 448.45 km2 (173.15 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Municipality | 3,503 |
| • Municipality density | 7.8/km2 (20/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Area Code | (0)884 |
| Website | www |
Dropull (Albanian definite form: Dropulli; Greek: Δρόπολη or Δερόπολη Dropoli or Deropoli) is a municipality in Gjirokastër County, in southern Albania. The region stretches from south of the city of Gjirokastër to the Greek–Albanian border, along the Drino river. The region's villages are part of the Greek "minority zone" recognized by the Albanian government, in which majorities of ethnic Greeks live.[1]
The municipality Dropull was created in 2015 by the merger of the former municipalities Dropull i Poshtëm, Dropull i Sipërm and Pogon. The seat of the municipality is the village Sofratikë.[2] According to the 2011 census the total population is 3,503;[3] according to the civil registry of that year, which counts all citizens including those who live abroad, it is 23,247.[4] The municipality covers an area of 448.45 km2 (173.15 sq mi).[5]
- ^ "Second Report Submitted by Albania Pursuant to Article 25, Paragraph 1 of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 19, 2009.
- ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6371. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ "Population and housing census - Gjirokastër 2011" (PDF). INSTAT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-03-27. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Gjirokastra's communes". Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ "Correspondence table LAU – NUTS 2016, EU-28 and EFTA / available Candidate Countries" (XLS). Eurostat. Retrieved 2019-09-25.