Kukës County
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Kukës County Qarku Kukës |
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Lake Fierza as seen from Rruga SH22 in Albania
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 Location of Kukës County within Albania. |
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| Country |
 Albania
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| Municipalities | 3 | |
| Villages | 187 | |
| Established | 2000 | |
| County Seat | Kukës | |
| Government | ||
| • Council Chairman | Abedin Oruçi | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 2,374 km2 (917 sq mi) | |
| Population (2016) | ||
| • Total | 84,035 | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| NUTS Code | AL013 | |
| Website | Official Website | |
Kukës County (Albanian: Qarku i Kukësit) is one of the 12 counties of Albania. The population at the 2011 census was 85,292, in an area of 2374 km². Its capital is the city Kukës.
To the east, Kukës borders Kosovo, while in the extreme northwest it borders Montenegro. Domestically, it borders the following counties:
Until 2000, Kukës County was subdivided into three districts: Has, Kukës, and Tropojë. Since the 2015 local government reform, the county consists of the following 3 municipalities: Has, Kukës and Tropojë. Before 2015, it consisted of the following 27 municipalities:
The municipalities consist of about 190 towns and villages in total. See Villages of Kukës County for a structured list.
According to the last national census from 2011 this county has 85,292 inhabitants. They are Muslim and Catholic Christians and speak Gheg dialect.
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Coordinates: 42°10′N 20°20′E / 42.167°N 20.333°E
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