Margegaj | |
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.svg)  Margegaj | |
| Coordinates: 42°23′N 20°4′E / 42.383°N 20.067°E | |
| Country |  Albania |
| County | Kukës |
| Municipality | Tropojë |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Municipal unit | 2,346 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Margegaj is a village and a former municipality in the Kukës County, northern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Tropojë.[1] The population at the 2011 census was 2,346.[2] The Valbonë River valley and the village Valbonë are located in the municipality.
The municipality included the settlements of Margegaj, Dragobia, Valbona, Rragami, Çeremi, Bradoshnice, Dedaj, Koçanaj, Shoshani, Paqeja, Fushë-Lumi. Margegaj etymologically may have links to the word Gheg which would make sense as it is within a Gheg region of Albania.
- ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6373. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ 2011 census results Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine