Manëz

This article is about the town in Albania. For the musician, see Andrew Manze.
Manëz
Municipal unit
Street in the municipality after the local elections in 2011
Street in the municipality after the local elections in 2011
Manëz is located in Albania
Manëz
Manëz
Coordinates: 41°26′N 19°35′E / 41.433°N 19.583°E / 41.433; 19.583
Country Albania
CountyDurrës
MunicipalityDurrës
 • Municipal unit49.12 km2 (18.97 sq mi)
Population
 (2023[1])
 • Municipal unit
7,185
 • Municipal unit density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal Code
2011
Area Code(0)572

Manëz or Manzë is a town and a former municipality in the Durrës County, western Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Durrës.[2] The population at the 2023 census was 7,185.[1]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19896,857—    
20017,587+10.6%
20116,652−12.3%
20237,185+8.0%
Source: [3][4]

The town is known for Camp Ashraf 3, the headquarters for the exiled Iranian political group, the People's Mujahedin of Iran (PMOI/MEK).[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Main Results of the Population and Housing Census 2023". INSTAT.
  2. ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6368. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Albania: All places/communes".
  4. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Institute of Statistics Albania.
  5. ^ Kingsley, Patrick (16 February 2020). "Highly Secretive Iranian Rebels Are Holed up in Albania. They Gave Us a Tour". The New York Times.


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