Dhivër

Dhivër (Greek: Δίβρη, Greek pronunciation: [Ðivrˈi]) is an Albanian village and a former municipality in the Vlorë County, southern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Finiq.[1] The population at the 2011 census was 1,396.[2] The municipal unit consists of the villages Dhivër, Rumanxë, Memoraq, Navaricë, Dermish, Leshnicë e Sipërme, Leshnicë e Poshtme, Janicat, Llupsat, Cerkovicë, Shëndre and Maliçan.[3] A 1993 study by Leonidas Kallivretakis found that the population of the commune consisted of 91% ethnic Greek Christians and 9% Albanian Muslims, the latter all located in the village of Navaricë.[4][5]

Dhivër (Δίβρη)
Municipal unit
Dhivër (Δίβρη)
Coordinates: 39°50′N 20°10′E
Country Albania
CountyVlorë
MunicipalityFiniq
Population
 (2011)
 • Municipal unit
1,396
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Websitedivri.gr

Demographics

According to the 2011 census[2]:

Greeks 1.065 (76.29%)

Albanians 330 (21.49%)

References
  1. "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-06-16.
  2. "2011 census results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-03-05.
  3. Greece – Albania Neighbourhood Programme Archived March 27, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  4. Kallivretakis, Leonidas (1995). "Η ελληνική κοινότητα της Αλβανίας υπό το πρίσμα της ιστορικής γεωγραφίας και δημογραφίας [The Greek Community of Albania in terms of historical geography and demography." In Nikolakopoulos, Ilias, Kouloubis Theodoros A. & Thanos M. Veremis (eds). Ο Ελληνισμός της Αλβανίας [The Greeks of Albania]. University of Athens. Page 53; p. 51. "AM Αλβανοί Μουσουλμάνοι", p. 53. "NAVARICE ΝΑΒΑΡΠΣΑ (ΑΒΑΡΙΤΣΑ) 489 AM".
  5. Hammond, Nicholas Geoffrey Lemprière (1967). Epirus: the Geography, the Ancient Remains, the History and Topography of Epirus and Adjacent Areas. Oxford: Clarendon Press. p. 120. ISBN 9780198142539.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link) "Avaricë, (or Navaricë) a picturesque Albanian-speaking village"


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