Finiq
Finiq (Albanian: Finiq, Albanian definite form: Finiqi, Greek: Φοινίκη, romanized: Foiniki) is a settlement, considered town or village, and municipality in Vlorë County, in southern Albania located 8 km from the Ionian Sea and 20 km north of the Greek border. It was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former communes Aliko, Dhivër, Livadhja, Mesopotam, and Finiq itself. It is inhabited by ethnic Greeks and is one of two municipalities in Albania in which Greeks form a majority, alongside Dropull. The seat of the municipality is the village Dërmish. The total population is 10,529 (2011 census), in a total area of 444.28 km2.
Finiq
Φοινίκη (Foiniki) | |
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Municipality | |
The highlands of Delvinë and the hill of Finiq, ancient Phoinike, in the center of the picture behind the plains. | |
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Flag Emblem | |
Finiq | |
| Coordinates: 39°54′N 20°3′E | |
| Country | Albania |
| County | Vlorë |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Romeo Çakuli (MEGA) |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 444.28 km2 (171.54 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Municipality | 10,529 |
| • Municipality density | 24/km2 (61/sq mi) |
| • Municipal unit | 1,333 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal Code | 9716 |
| Area Code | (0)895 |
| Website | bfiniq |
The population of the former municipality at the 2011 census was 1,333; according to the civil offices, which count all citizens including those who live abroad, was 6,780 (2011 estimate).