Northern Albania Shqipëria Veriore | |
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Region | |
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| Country |  Albania |
| Area | |
• Total | 10,829 km2 (4,181 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
• Total | 649,902 |
| • Density | 60/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| NUTS code | AL01 |
| HDI (2017) | 0.771[2] high ·3rd of 3 |
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Northern Albania (Albanian:Shqipëria Veriore) is one of the threeNUTS-2 Regions ofAlbania.[3] This ethnographical territory is sometimes referred to asGhegeria (Albanian:Gegëria) which also includes parts of the Albanian-inhabited territories ofKosovo,Montenegro,North Macedonia andSerbia.[4]
It consists of the counties ofDibër,Durrës,Kukës,Lezhë andShkodër.[5] Their combined population is 649,902 as of the 2023 census.[1]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 1,041,447 | — |
| 2001 | 962,081 | −7.6% |
| 2011 | 831,498 | −13.6% |
| 2023 | 649,902 | −21.8% |
| Source:[6] | ||
The northeastern mountain regions have substantial reserves of metallic mineral deposits, includingchromium,copper, andiron-nickel. In the 1980s Albania was a world leader in chromium production, but output fell precipitously in the early 1990s during the political transition from communism.[7]
The term usually denotes to the northern half of the country inhabited by theGhegs, who predominantly live in the mountainous north of theShkumbin river.[citation needed]
...the Ghegs in the north (Ghegeria) and the Tosks in the south (Toskeria)
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