Zharrëz

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Zharrëz
Zharrëz is located in Albania
Zharrëz
Zharrëz
Coordinates: 40°43′N 19°39′E / 40.717°N 19.650°E / 40.717; 19.650
Country Albania
CountyFier
MunicipalityPatos
Population
 (2011)
 • Municipal unit
5,236
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Zharrëz is a village and a former municipality in the Fier County, southwestern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Patos.[1] In February 2017, in Zharrez there was a hunger strike, Because the houses of residents were destroyed and they wanted payment. The strike was closed by Niko Peleshi. The population at the 2011 census was 5,236.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6370. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  2. ^ 2011 census results