Vurg i Ri

Village in Vlorë, Albania From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Vurgu i Ri (Greek: Καινούργιο/Καινούριο; romanized: Kainoúrgio/Kainoúrio) is a village in Vlorë County, southern Albania.[1] At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality of Finiq.[2]

Country Albania
Elevation
100 m (330 ft)
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Vurgu i Ri
Καινούργιο or Καινούριο
Vurgu i Ri is located in Albania
Vurgu i Ri
Vurgu i Ri
Coordinates: 39°48′16″N 20°04′17″E
Country Albania
CountyVlorë
MunicipalityFiniq
Elevation
100 m (330 ft)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
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Demographics

In the Defter of the Sanjak of Delvinë from 1431-1432, 4 villages in the area of Vurgu are recorded: Finiki (Finiqi), Vurgo, Jeromi and Krajna, each with very few inhabitants. Among these villages, in the Ottoman register mentioned above typical Albanian names are attested, such as: Gjin, Reçi, Leka, Gjon, Dorza, Meksh Nika and Deda.[3]

According to Ottoman statistics, the village had 72 inhabitants in 1895.[4] The village is inhabited by Greeks and the population was 460 in 1992.[5]

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