Selenicë Selenitsã | |
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 The city and the mines from the north | |
 Emblem | |
.svg)  Selenicë | |
| Coordinates:40°32′N19°38′E / 40.533°N 19.633°E /40.533; 19.633 | |
| Country |  Albania |
| County | Vlorë |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Nertil Bellaj (PS) |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 561.52 km2 (216.80 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Municipality | 16,396 |
| • Municipality density | 29.199/km2 (75.626/sq mi) |
| • Administrative unit | 2,235 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal Code | 9427 |
| Area Code | (0)392 |
| Website | www |
Selenicë (Aromanian:Selenitsã[1]) is amunicipality inVlorë County, southwesternAlbania. It was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalitiesArmen,Brataj,Kotë, Selenicë,Sevaster andVllahinë, that became municipal units. The seat of the municipality is the town Selenicë.[2]
The total population is 16,396 (2011 census),[3] in a total area of 561.52 km2.[4] The population of the former municipality at the 2011 census was 2,235.[3] In the 2011 Albanian census, the former municipality of Selenica was the only commune where the number of self-declaredAromanians (16.6%) outnumbered the number of declared ethnicAlbanians (10%), while most inhabitants did not declare any ethnicity.[5] According to a 2014 Albanian government report, around 100 Greeks also live in Selenicë.[6]
The town is well known for its bitumen mines. Thefootball (soccer) club isKS Selenicë.
On 23 September 2021, the 10 May 1905 School was founded in Selenicë. It is a school for Aromanian children, where they can study for some hours every day inAromanian as well as inRomanian. The school has two classes, both named after prominent figures forRomanian diplomacy:Vasile Stoica and Nicuță Balamaci. The school was founded without any financial support from the Romanian state by the Nicolae Iorga Foundation ofSarandë, a cultural association of Albanian Aromanians then led by president Pano Bakali.[7][8]
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link) "Selițcă"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 ofSelenicë municipality | ||
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Municipal seat:Selenicë | ||
| Administrative unit ofArmen |  | |
| Administrative unit ofBrataj | ||
| Administrative unit ofKotë | ||
| Administrative unit ofSelenicë | ||
| Administrative unit ofSevaster | ||
| Administrative unit ofVllahinë | ||
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