Dhivër
Δίβρη | |
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Coordinates: 39°50′N 20°10′E / 39.833°N 20.167°E | |
Country | Albania |
County | Vlorë |
Municipality | Finiq |
Population (2011) | |
• Municipal unit | 1,396 |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
Dhivër ( Albanian: Dhivëri, Greek: Δίβρη) is a village and a former municipality in the Vlorë County, southern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Finiq. [1] The population at the 2011 census was 1,396, [2]
The municipal unit consists of the villages: Dhivër; Rumanxë; Memoraq; Navaricë; Dermish; Leshnicë e Sipërme; Leshnicë e Poshtme; Janicat; Llupsat; Cerkovicë; Shëndre and Maliçan. [3]
A 1993 study by Leonidas Kallivretakis found that the population of the commune consisted of 91% ethnic Greek Christians and 9% Albanian Muslims, the latter all located in the village of Navaricë. [4] [5] Kallivretakis recorded that the settlement unit of Dhivër at that time was inhabited solely by Greeks. [4] The 2011 census, in which Greeks and other groups have been underrepresented in numbers due to boycott and irregularities: [6] [7] counted 1,065 Greeks and 330 Albanians. [8]
Ethnic Greek minority groups had encouraged their members to boycott the census, affecting measurements of the Greek ethnic minority and membership in the Greek Orthodox Church.
Portions of the census dealing with religion and ethnicity have grabbed much of the attention, but entire parts of the census might not have been conducted according to the best international practices, Albanian media reports...
Dhivër
Δίβρη | |
---|---|
Coordinates: 39°50′N 20°10′E / 39.833°N 20.167°E | |
Country | Albania |
County | Vlorë |
Municipality | Finiq |
Population (2011) | |
• Municipal unit | 1,396 |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
Dhivër ( Albanian: Dhivëri, Greek: Δίβρη) is a village and a former municipality in the Vlorë County, southern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Finiq. [1] The population at the 2011 census was 1,396, [2]
The municipal unit consists of the villages: Dhivër; Rumanxë; Memoraq; Navaricë; Dermish; Leshnicë e Sipërme; Leshnicë e Poshtme; Janicat; Llupsat; Cerkovicë; Shëndre and Maliçan. [3]
A 1993 study by Leonidas Kallivretakis found that the population of the commune consisted of 91% ethnic Greek Christians and 9% Albanian Muslims, the latter all located in the village of Navaricë. [4] [5] Kallivretakis recorded that the settlement unit of Dhivër at that time was inhabited solely by Greeks. [4] The 2011 census, in which Greeks and other groups have been underrepresented in numbers due to boycott and irregularities: [6] [7] counted 1,065 Greeks and 330 Albanians. [8]
Ethnic Greek minority groups had encouraged their members to boycott the census, affecting measurements of the Greek ethnic minority and membership in the Greek Orthodox Church.
Portions of the census dealing with religion and ethnicity have grabbed much of the attention, but entire parts of the census might not have been conducted according to the best international practices, Albanian media reports...