Manëz
Appearance
Manëz | |
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Coordinates: 41°26′N 19°35′E / 41.433°N 19.583°E | |
Country | Albania |
County | Durrës |
Municipality | Durrës |
• Municipal unit | 49.12 km2 (18.97 sq mi) |
Population (2023[1]) | |
• Municipal unit | 7,185 |
• Municipal unit density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal Code | 2011 |
Area Code | (0)572 |
Manëz or Manzë is a town and a former municipality in the Durrës County, western Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Durrës.[2] The population at the 2023 census was 7,185.[1]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
---|---|---|
1989 | 6,857 | — |
2001 | 7,587 | +10.6% |
2011 | 6,652 | −12.3% |
2023 | 7,185 | +8.0% |
Source: [3][4] |
The town is known for Camp Ashraf 3, the headquarters for the exiled Iranian political group, the People's Mujahedin of Iran (PMOI/MEK).[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Main Results of the Population and Housing Census 2023". INSTAT.
- ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6368. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ "Albania: All places/communes".
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Institute of Statistics Albania.
- ^ Kingsley, Patrick (16 February 2020). "Highly Secretive Iranian Rebels Are Holed up in Albania. They Gave Us a Tour". The New York Times.