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]
Manëz | |
|---|---|
 Street in the municipality after the local elections in 2011 | |
  Manëz | |
| 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 |
| 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
editReferences
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.
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