Shalë, Albania

Shalë is a former municipality in the Shkodër County, northwestern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Shkodër.^[1] The population at the 2011 census was 1,804.^[2] Its name comes from the Shala tribe which lives in the area. The municipal unit covers the upper course of the river Shalë, and part of the Accursed Mountains range. There are eleven small mountain villages in the municipality: Breg-Lumi, Abat, Nicaj-Shalë, Lekaj, Vuksanaj, Pecaj, Theth, Ndërlysaj, Gimaj, Nen-Mavriq, Mekshaj, and Lotaj.^[3]

Country Albania

Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)

Websitewww.komunashale.al

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Shalë
Administrative unit
Shalë river valley
Shalë
Coordinates: 42°18′N 19°48′E
Country	Albania
County	Shkodër
Municipality	Shkodër
Population  (2011)
• Administrative unit	1,804
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Website	www.komunashale.al

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