Krahës is a village in Gjirokastër County, southern Albania. It formerly functioned as a municipality, but at the 2015 local government reform, it became a subdivision of the municipality Memaliaj.[1]
Krahës | |
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Coordinates: 40°26′N 19°51′E / 40.433°N 19.850°E | |
Country | Albania |
County | Gjirokastër |
Municipality | Memaliaj |
Population (2011) | |
• Municipal unit | 2,554 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Its population at the 2011 census was 2,554.[2]
Etymology
editThe etymology of Krahes is in Albanian, as it derives from the word Krah (Albanian for arm).
References
edit- ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6371. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ 2011 census results Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine