Lezhë County

Lezhë County (Qarku i Lezhës) is one of the 12 counties of Albania. The population as of 2021 was 120,678, in an area of 1620 km². Its capital is the city Lezhë.

Administrative divisions
Until 2000, Lezhë County was subdivided into three districts: Kurbin, Lezhë, and Mirditë. Since the 2015 local government reform, the county consists of the following 3 municipalities: Kurbin, Lezhë and Mirditë. Before 2015, it consisted of the following 21 municipalities:


 * Balldren i Ri
 * Blinisht
 * Dajç
 * Fan
 * Fushë-Kuqë
 * Kaçinar
 * Kallmet
 * Kolsh
 * Kthellë
 * Laç
 * Lezhë
 * Mamurras
 * Milot
 * Orosh
 * Rrëshen
 * Rubik
 * Selitë
 * Shëngjin
 * Shënkoll
 * Ungrej
 * Zejmen

The municipalities consist of about 175 towns and villages in total. See Villages of Lezhë County for a structured list.

Demographics
According to the last national census from 2011 this county has 134,027 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the county include:
 * Albanians = 116,469 (86.90%)
 * Greeks = 41 (0.03%)
 * Macedonians = 9 (0.01%)
 * Montenegrins = 8 (0.01%)
 * Aromanians = 15 (0.01%)
 * Romani = 187 (0.14%)
 * Egyptians = 240 (0.18%)
 * others = 18 (0.01%)
 * no answer = 17,040 (12.71%)