Northern Albania
Region in Albania From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Northern Albania (Albanian: Shqipëria Veriore) is one of the three NUTS-2 Regions of Albania.[3] This ethnographical territory is sometimes referred to as Ghegeria (Albanian: Gegëria) which also includes parts of the Albanian-inhabited territories of Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia.[4]
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It consists of the counties of Dibër, Durrës, Kukës, Lezhë and Shkodër.[5] Their combined population is 991,093 as of the 2023 census.[1]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 1,041,447 | — |
| 2001 | 962,081 | −7.6% |
| 2011 | 831,498 | −13.6% |
| 2023 | 649,902 | −21.8% |
| Source: [6] | ||
The northeastern mountain regions have substantial reserves of metallic mineral deposits, including chromium, copper, and iron-nickel. In the 1980s Albania was a world leader in chromium production, but output fell precipitously in the early 1990s during the political transition from communism.[7]
The term usually denotes to the northern half of the country inhabited by the Ghegs, who predominantly live in the mountainous north of the Shkumbin river.[citation needed]
- Southern Albania (Toskeria)
- Central Albania
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