Pezë

Pezë
Municipal unit
Pezë is located in Albania
Pezë
Pezë
Coordinates: 41°13′N 19°42′E / 41.217°N 19.700°E / 41.217; 19.700
Country Albania
CountyTirana
MunicipalityTirana
 • Municipal unit98.13 km2 (37.89 sq mi)
Population
 (2023[1])
 • Municipal unit
5,704
 • Municipal unit density58/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal Code
1038
Area Code(0)48

Pezë (Albanian definite form: Peza) is a former municipality in the Tirana County, central Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Tirana.[2] The population at the 2011 census was 6,272.[3] Peza was the headquarters of the National Liberation Movement of Albania. Myslym Peza (1 May 1897 – 7 February 1984) was a distinguished World War II veteran who led the anti-fascist movement "Çeta e Pezës", the members of which founded the Communist Party of Albania. Born and raised in Peza, the conference of Peza occurred in his home. It has a population of about 5,700 as of the 2023 census.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19894,643—    
20015,059+9.0%
20116,272+24.0%
20235,704−9.1%
Source: [4][1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Census of Population and Housing". Institute of Statistics Albania.
  2. ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6375. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  3. ^ 2011 census results Archived 2016-02-07 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Albania: All places/communes".


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