Buz, Albania

Buz
Buz is located in Albania
Buz
Buz
Coordinates: 40°27′N 20°0′E / 40.450°N 20.000°E / 40.450; 20.000
Country Albania
CountyGjirokastër
MunicipalityMemaliaj
Population
 (2011)
 • Municipal unit
737
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Buz is a village and a former municipality in the Gjirokastër County, southern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Memaliaj.[1] The population at the 2011 census was 737.[2] The municipal unit consists of the villages Buz, Kalemaj, Badër, Kurtjez, Golemaj, Arrëz e Vogël, Shalës, Xhafaj, Gllavë, Selckë, Selckë e Vogël, Komar and Bardhaj.[3]

Statue of Tafil Buzi, in the town of Buz, Albania

A statue can be found there for Tafil Buzi (1792-1844).

References

  1. ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6371. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  2. ^ "2011 census results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-01-31.
  3. ^ Greece – Albania Neighbourhood Programme Archived March 27, 2012, at the Wayback Machine