Shalë is a former municipality in the Shkodër County, northwestern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Shkodër.[1] The population at the 2011 census was 1,804.[2] Its name comes from the Shala tribe which lives in the area. The municipal unit covers the upper course of the river Shalë, and part of the Accursed Mountains range. There are eleven small mountain villages in the municipality: Breg-Lumi, Abat, Nicaj-Shalë, Lekaj, Vuksanaj, Pecaj, Theth, Ndërlysaj, Gimaj, Nen-Mavriq, Mekshaj, and Lotaj.[3]

Shalë
Shalë river valley
Shalë river valley
Shalë is located in Albania
Shalë
Shalë
Coordinates: 42°18′N 19°48′E / 42.300°N 19.800°E / 42.300; 19.800
Country Albania
CountyShkodër
MunicipalityShkodër
Population
 (2011)
 • Municipal unit
1,804
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Websitewww.komunashale.al
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References

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  1. ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). pp. 6374–6375. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  2. ^ 2011 census results Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Albanian Association of Communes Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine (in Albanian)
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