Derjan

Municipal unit in Dibër, Albania
41°41′N 20°2′E / 41.683°N 20.033°E / 41.683; 20.033Country AlbaniaCountyDibërMunicipalityMatPopulation
 (2011)
 • Municipal unit
1,102Time zoneUTC+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

  1. ^ a b "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6367. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  2. ^ "2011 census results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2015-01-08.
  3. ^ Caka, Eduart (2019). Defteri i hollësishëm për zonat e dibrës i vitit 1467. Tiranë: Akademia e studimeve albanologjike instituti historisë. pp. 159, 169.
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Subdivisions of Mat Municipality
Municipal Seat: Burrel
Administrative Unit of Baz
  • Baz
  • Drita
  • Fushë-Baz
  • Karicë
  • Rreth Baz
Administrative Unit of Burrel
  • Burrel
Administrative Unit of Derjan
  • Barbullej
  • Derjan
  • Dukagjin
  • Gjoçaj
  • Lam i Madh
  • Urxallë
  • Zall-Gjoçaj
Administrative Unit of Komsi
  • Batër e Madhe
  • Batër e Vogël
  • Frankth
  • Fshati Burrel
  • German
  • Kodër Qerre
  • Komsi
  • Midhë
  • Selixë
  • Zall-Shoshaj
Administrative Unit of Lis
Administrative Unit of Macukull
  • Dej Macukull
  • Macukull
  • Shëlli
  • Shqefën
  • Vig
Administrative Unit of Rukaj
  • Bruç
  • Laç
  • Prellë
  • Rremull
  • Rukaj
  • Urakë
Administrative Unit of Ulëz
  • Bushkash
  • Kokërdhok
  • Lundre
  • Madhesh
  • Stojan
  • Ulëz


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