Northern Albania

Northern Albania
Shqipëria Veriore
Ghegeria
Region
CountryAlbania
Area
 • Total
10,829 km2 (4,181 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • Total
649,902
 • Density60/km2 (160/sq mi)
NUTS codeAL01
HDI (2017)0.771[2]
high · 3rd of 3
Northern Albania (red) in Albania

Northern Albania (Albanian: Shqipëria Veriore) is one of the three NUTS-2 Regions of Albania, along with Central Albania and Southern Albania (Toskeria).[3] It consists of the counties of Dibër, Durrës, Kukës, Lezhë and Shkodër.[4]

In an ethnographical context, Northern Albania is also known as Ghegeria (Albanian: Gegëria) and includes parts of the Albanian-inhabited territories of Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia.[5] The name Ghegeria is derived from the Ghegs, a dialectical subgroup of Albanians who predominantly live in the mountainous areas north of the Shkumbin River.

Economy

Northeastern Albania has substantial deposits of minerals, including chromium, copper, and iron-nickel. Albania was a leading producer of chromium during the 1980s, but production steeply declined in the early 1990s as a consequence of the end of communism in the country.[6]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19891,041,447—    
2001962,081−7.6%
2011831,498−13.6%
2023649,902−21.8%
Source: INSTAT[7]

The five counties of Northern Albania had a combined population of 649,902 as of the 2023 census.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Main Results of the Population and Housing Census 2023" (PDF). INSTAT.
  2. ↑ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  3. ↑ "NUTS of Albania" (PDF). INSTAT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24.
  4. ↑ "A new Urban–Rural Classification of Albanian Population" (PDF). Instituti i Statistikës (INSTAT). May 2014. p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 November 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  5. ↑ Jaroslav Krej cí; Vitězslav Velímský (1981). Ethnic And Political Nations In Europe. Taylor & Francis. p. 205. ISBN 978-0-85664-988-2. Retrieved 13 July 2013. ...the Ghegs in the north (Ghegeria) and the Tosks in the south (Toskeria)
  6. ↑ Biberaj, Elez; Prifti, Peter R. (15 April 2024). "Economy of Albania". Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
  7. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". INSTAT.

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