Vllahinë

Municipal unit in Vlorë, Albania
40°27′N 19°39′E / 40.450°N 19.650°E / 40.450; 19.650Country AlbaniaCountyVlorëMunicipalitySelenicëPopulation
 (2011)
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3,111Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Vllahinë is a village and a former municipality in the Vlorë County, southwestern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Selenicë.[1] The population at the 2011 census was 3,111.[2] The municipal unit consists of the villages Vllahinë, Kocul, Mërtiraj, Rexhepaj, Hadëraj, Mallkeq, Gërnec, Petë, Kropisht, Vezhdanisht, Peshkëpi and Penkovë.[3] Its population are ethnic Albanians, whom speak the Albanian language in the Lab subgroup of the Tosk dialect. The village etymology is Albanian for Vlachs/Aromanians,(Vllah/Arumun/Vllehë) this is a probable Aromanian settlement and was founded by them as Selenicë has a sizeable community.

References

  1. ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6376. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  2. ^ "2011 census results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2017-07-17.
  3. ^ "Greece – Albania Neighbourhood Programme". Archived from the original on 2012-03-27. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
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Subdivisions of Vlorë County
County Seat: Vlorë
Municipality of Delvinë
Municipality of FiniqMunicipality of HimarëMunicipality of KonispolMunicipality of SarandëMunicipality of SelenicëMunicipality of Vlorë
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Subdivisions of Selenicë Municipality
Municipal Seat: Selenicë
Administrative Unit of Armen
Administrative Unit of Brataj
Administrative Unit of Kotë
  • Drashovicë
  • Gumenicë
  • Hysoverdhë
  • Kotë
  • Lapardha
  • Mavrovë
  • Mazhar
  • Shkallë Mavrovë
  • Vajzë
  • Vodicë
Administrative Unit of Selenicë
Administrative Unit of Sevaster
Administrative Unit of Vllahinë
  • Gërnec
  • Hadëraj
  • Kocul
  • Kropisht
  • Mallkeq
  • Mërtiraj
  • Penkovë
  • Peshkëpi
  • Petë
  • Rexhepaj
  • Vezhdanisht
  • Vllahinë


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