Pult (village)
Pult | |
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.svg)  Pult | |
| Coordinates: 42°14′N 19°42′E / 42.233°N 19.700°E | |
| Country |  Albania |
| County | Shkodër |
| Municipality | Shkodër |
| • Municipal unit | 132.4 km2 (51.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2023[1]) | |
| • Municipal unit | 245 |
| • Municipal unit density | 1.9/km2 (4.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Pult (Latin: Pulati)[3] is a municipal unit in Shkodër County in northwestern Albania.The population as of the 2023 census is 245.[1]
History
[edit]Formerly a municipality, at the 2015 local government reform it became a municipal unit of the municipality of Shkodër.[4]
It was the seat of a Latin Catholic Diocese of Pult (Latin name Pulati) since 900, until it was suppressed on 25 January 2005 by absorption into the Metropolitan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Shkodrë–Pult, its title being incorporated therein.
Demographics
[edit]Pult recorded the largest population decline out of any municipal unit in the country from the 2011 census to the 2023 census.[2]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 4,134 | — |
| 2001 | 2,422 | −41.4% |
| 2011 | 1,529 | −36.9% |
| 2023 | 245 | −84.0% |
| Source: [5][1] | ||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Census of Population and Housing". Institute of Statistics Albania.
- ^ a b "Albania: Municipal Division". City Population. 2025-04-19.
- ^ "CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Pulati". Retrieved 21 November 2010.
- ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). pp. 6374–6375. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ "Albania: All places/communes".
Sources and external links
[edit]Subdivisions of Shkodër County | ||
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County seat: Shkodër | ||
| Municipality of Fushë-Arrëz |  | |
| Municipality of Malësi e Madhe | ||
| Municipality of Pukë | ||
| Municipality of Shkodër | ||
| Municipality of Vau i Dejës | ||
Subdivisions of Shkodër municipality | ||
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Municipal seat: Shkodër | ||
| Administrative unit of Ana e Malit |  | |
| Administrative unit of Bërdicë | ||
| Administrative unit of Dajç |
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| Administrative unit of Guri i Zi | ||
| Administrative unit of Postribë |
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| Administrative unit of Pult |
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| Administrative unit of Rrethinat |
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| Administrative unit of Shalë | ||
| Administrative unit of Shkodër | ||
| Administrative unit of Shosh |
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| Administrative unit of Velipojë |
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