Dibër County

The Qark Dibra (Albanian Qarku i Dibrës ) is one of twelve Qarks in Albania. It is located in Eastern Albania and has an area of 2,586 km ². The capital is Peshkopia, where the Council and the Prefect are based.

Geography

The Qark Dibra consists of three circles Bulqiza, Dibra and Mat In the east it borders on Macedonia. In the south of Qark Dibra has a common border with the Qark Elbasan. Clockwise follow in the southwest of the Tirana and Durres Qarks, in the northwest of Qark Lezha and Kukes in northern Qark.

The region includes part of the historic region of Dibra, the Dibra e Vogël, as well as the Mat region The whole area is mountainous. Several mountain ranges running in north-south direction: To the east on the border with Macedonia, the Korab massif with the Maja e Korabit, with 2,764 meters above sea level the highest mountain in Albania. In the center the mountain ranges of the Mali i Dejës and Lura mountains, which is protected as a national park Lura and the southern part as a national park in the northern part Zall Gjocaj raise. The Skanderbeggebirge stretches along the western border. This is far from Kruja, the National Park Qafë Shtama. Major rivers in the east of the Drin and west of the region of the Mat, connected by the extending transversely to the mountain ranges of the valley Zall i Bulqizës.

In the northwestern part of the area are the reservoirs of Shkopet and Ulza. The region, but especially the central part, is rich in chromium which is mainly supported in Bulqiza to days.

Population

The Qark claims it has 189 069 inhabitants ( 2011). The Statistical Office of Albania Instituti i Statistikës goes but from a much lower population of 140 007 inhabitants ( 2009); even lower numbers resulted in the 2011 census with a population of 136 630, which would correspond to a decrease of almost 30 % in ten years.

The religion with the most followers is Sunni Islam. There is also a large minority of Bektashi. Macedonians live, most of which are orthodox on the eastern border.

Politics and Administration

The Qark Council ( Alb. Këshilli i Qarkut ) based in Peshkopia has 53 members, the majority of the Democratic Party ( PD) members, who also represents the Council Chairpersons with Naim Gazidede.

For the 2009 and 2013 legislative sessions beginning the Albanian Parliament, the Qark six deputies of a total of 140

Pictures

Mine in Bulqiza

Shkopet - made ​​reservoir on the Mat

Mali i Dejës ( 2246 meters)