Lezhë County () is one of the 12 counties of Albania. The population as of 2021 was 120,678, in an area of 1620 km². Its capital is the city Lezhë.
Administrative divisions
Until 2000, Lezhë County was subdivided into three districts: Kurbin, Lezhë, and Mirditë. Since the 2015 local government reform, the county consists of the following 3 municipalities: Kurbin, Lezhë and Mirditë. Before 2015, it consisted of the following 21 municipalities:
Balldren i Ri
Blinisht
Dajç
Fan
Fushë-Kuqë
Kaçinar
Kallmet
Kolsh
Kthellë
Laç
Lezhë
Mamurras
Milot
Orosh
Rrëshen
Rubik
Selitë
Shëngjin
Shënkoll
Ungrej
Zejmen
The municipalities consist of about 175 towns and villages in total. See Villages of Lezhë County for a structured list.
Demographics
According to the last national census from 2011 this county has 134,027 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the county include: Albanians = 116,469 (86.90%) Greeks = 41 (0.03%) Macedonians = 9 (0.01%) Montenegrins = 8 (0.01%) Aromanians = 15 (0.01%) Romani = 187 (0.14%) Egyptians = 240 (0.18%) others = 18 (0.01%) no answer = 17,040 (12.71%)