Maliq

Maliq
Municipality

Seal
Maliq
Coordinates: 40°42′30″N 20°42′0″E / 40.70833°N 20.70000°E / 40.70833; 20.70000Coordinates: 40°42′30″N 20°42′0″E / 40.70833°N 20.70000°E / 40.70833; 20.70000
Country Albania Albania
County Korçë
Government
 • Mayor Gëzim Topçiu (SP)
Area
 • Municipality 656.34 km2 (253.41 sq mi)
Elevation 825 m (2,707 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Municipality 41,757
 • Municipality density 64/km2 (160/sq mi)
 • Administrative Unit 4,290
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal Code 7005
Area Code (0)861
Vehicle registration AL

Maliq is a town and a municipality in Korçë County of eastern Albania. It is the smaller of two cities in the district, the other being Korçë, 7 miles (11 km) southeast of Maliq. Before the Second World War the region was a swamp, which was drained as an attempt of the ruling Party of Labour of Albania to revitalize Albania's agriculture. The city flourished around a sugar factory built in 1951 through Soviet foreign aid.[1] Eventually the factory was closed in the 1990s leading to a significant unemployment in the city. The current enlarged municipality was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former administrative units of Gorë, Libonik, Maliq, Moglicë, Pirg, Pojan and Vreshtas. The seat of the municipality is the town Maliq.[2] The total population is 41,757 (2011 census), in a total area of 656.34 km2.[3] The population of the former municipality at the 2011 census was 4,290.[4] The municipal unit consists of the town Maliq and the villages Kolanec, Goce, Gjyras, Bickë, Fshat Maliq and Plovisht.[5]

Location

The town lies geographically

The city sits between 3 mountains, Kodra e Murrizit, Kodra e Marjanit and Hij' e Korbit, at an elevation of 2700 feet (820 m), making it one of the highest cities in the country.

References

  1. ↑ http://om.ciheam.org/om/pdf/c02-2/CI011004.pdf
  2. ↑ Law nr. 115/2014
  3. ↑ Interactive map administrative territorial reform
  4. ↑ 2011 census results
  5. ↑ Greece – Albania Neighbourhood Programme
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