Dhivër Δίβρη | |
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.svg)  Dhivër | |
| Coordinates:39°50′N20°10′E / 39.833°N 20.167°E /39.833; 20.167 | |
| Country |  Albania |
| County | Vlorë |
| Municipality | Finiq |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Administrative unit | 1,396 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Dhivër (Albaniandefinite form:Dhivëri;Greek:Δίβρη) is a village and a formermunicipality in theVlorë County, southernAlbania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipalityFiniq.[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 andMaliçan.[3]
The toponym Dhivër is derived from the oldSlavic word дьбръ,dybra meaning 'pit, cave', with the old reflex ь,y rendered as ë; with aGreek orAlbanian sound change ofd intodh, and the Greek sound changeb intov.[4]
A 1992 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.[5][6] Kallivretakis recorded that the settlement unit of Dhivër at that time was inhabited solely by Greeks.[5] The 2011 census, in which Greeks and other groups have been underrepresented in numbers due to boycott and irregularities:[7][8] counted 1,065Greeks and 330Albanians.[9]
Avaricë, (or Navaricë) a picturesque Albanian-speaking village
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...
Subdivisions ofVlorë County | ||
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County seat:Vlorë | ||
| Municipality ofDelvinë |  | |
| Municipality ofFiniq | ||
| Municipality ofHimarë | ||
| Municipality ofKonispol | ||
| Municipality ofSarandë | ||
| Municipality ofSelenicë | ||
| Municipality ofVlorë | ||
Subdivisions ofFiniq municipality | ||
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Municipal seat:Finiq | ||
| Administrative unit ofAliko |
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| Administrative unit ofDhivër |
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| Administrative unit ofFiniq | ||
| Administrative unit ofLivadhe | ||
| Administrative unit ofMesopotam | ||
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