Derjan | |
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Derjan | |
| Coordinates: 41°41′N 20°2′E / 41.683°N 20.033°E / 41.683; 20.033 | |
| Country |  Albania |
| County | Dibër |
| Municipality | Mat |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Administrative unit | 1,102 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Derjan is a village and a former municipality in the Dibër County, northern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Mat.1 The population at the 2011 census was 1,102.2 It includes the following settlements: Derjan, Urxallë, Barbullej, Dukagjin, Gjoçaj, Lam i Madh, Zall Gjoçaj.1
Demographic history
Derjan (Dirjani) is recorded in the Ottoman defter of 1467 as a settlement belonging to the timar of Ali in the vilayet of Mati. The village was relatively small with a total of five households which were represented by the following household heads: Pal Balazi, Mihal Divalmi, Andrija Kipota, Gjergj Divalmi, and Gjon Kipota. In the register, a certain Mark Kastrioti from Derjan is attested as a yamak stationed in the village of Shtjaknëz (modern Shqefën).3
References
References
- "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6367. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- "2011 census results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2015-01-08.
- Caka, Eduart (2019). Defteri i hollësishëm për zonat e dibrës i vitit 1467. Tiranë: Akademia e studimeve albanologjike instituti historisë. pp. 159, 169.