Pukë
Pukë
Puka | |
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City Center of Pukë | |
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Flag Emblem | |
Pukë | |
| Coordinates: 42°03′N 19°54′E / 42.050°N 19.900°E | |
| Country | Albania |
| County | Shkodër |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rrok Dodaj (BF) |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 505.83 km2 (195.30 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 890 m (2,920 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Municipality | 11,069 |
| • Municipality density | 21.883/km2 (56.676/sq mi) |
| • Administrative unit | 3,607 |
| Demonym(s) | Albanian: Pukjan (m), Pukjane (f) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal Code | 4401 |
| Area Code | (0)212 |
| Website | bashkiapuke |
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Pukë (Albanian definite form: Puka) is a town and municipality in northern Albania. It was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Gjegjan, Pukë, Qelëz, Qerret and Rrapë, that became municipal units. The seat of the municipality is the town Pukë. The total population is 11,069 (2011 census), in a total area of 505.83 km2. The population of the former municipality at the 2011 census was 3,607.
At 838 metres above sea level, the town is one of the highest in elevation in Albania and a well-known ski area. It is 150 km from Albania's capital, Tirana.