Shëngjergj

Shëngjergj
Administrative unit
Shëngjergj is located in Albania
Shëngjergj
Shëngjergj
Coordinates: 41°20′N 20°6′E / 41.333°N 20.100°E / 41.333; 20.100
Country Albania
CountyTirana
MunicipalityTirana
 • Administrative unit170.4 km2 (65.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2023[1])
 • Administrative unit
1,377
 • Administrative unit density8.1/km2 (21/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal Code
1043
Area Code(0)49

Shëngjergj (Albanian for Saint George) is a village and a former municipality in Tirana County, central Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality of Tirana.[2] The population at the 2011 census was 2,186.[3]

Demographic history

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19895,778—    
20013,899−32.5%
20112,186−43.9%
20231,377−37.0%
Source: [4][1]

Shëngjergj appears in the Ottoman defter of 1467 as a settlement in the timar of the Muslim convert Yusuf, belonging to the wider region of Tamadhea in the vilayet of Çermeniça. The village had a total of 12 households which were represented by the following household heads: Ishri Somruni, Mihal Uraji (possibly, Vraji), Petër Mirali, Nikolla Goranzi, Petër Pirati, Nikolla Korriku, Mekshe Lleshi (possibly, Leshi), Andrije Uraji, Shar Bogdani, Gjon Bureshi, Ilia Qinami, and Petër Gurabardi.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Census of Population and Housing". Institute of Statistics Albania.
  2. ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6375. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  3. ^ 2011 census results Archived 2016-02-07 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Albania: All places/communes".
  5. ^ Caka, Eduart (2019). Defteri i hollësishëm për zonat e dibrës i vitit 1467. Tiranë: Akademia e studimeve albanologjike instituti historisë. p. 150.


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