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{{Short description|City in Albania}}
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'''Ulëz''' is a town and a former municipality in the [[Dibër County]], northern [[Albania]]. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality [[Mat, Albania|Mat]].<ref>[http://www.reformaterritoriale.al/images/presentations/Ligji%20ndarja%20territoriale_Fletore_zyrtare.pdf Law nr. 115/2014] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924085559/http://www.reformaterritoriale.al/images/presentations/Ligji%20ndarja%20territoriale_Fletore_zyrtare.pdf |date=2015-09-24 }}</ref> The population at the 2011 census was 1,229.<ref name=census11>[http://www.instat.gov.al/media/195811/2__diber.pdf 2011 census results] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234141/http://www.instat.gov.al/media/195811/2__diber.pdf |date=2016-03-03 }}</ref> It was once part of the Oher Municipality, which was later divided between Mat and Mirditë.
The region contains the recently proclaimed Ulza Regional Nature Park. [[Ulëz Hydroelectric Power Station|Ulëz]] lake is a tourist attraction for kayaking due to its scenic gorges and high mountain ranges the [[Mat (river)|Mat river]] runs through it Westwards.


'''Ulëz''' is a [[List of cities and towns in Albania|city]] and administrative unit in the municipality of [[Mat (municipality)|Mat]], [[Albania]].<ref name="Classification">{{cite web |publisher=[[Institute of Statistics (Albania)|Instituti i Statistikës]] (INSTAT) |title=A new Urban–Rural Classification of Albanian Population |url=https://www.instat.gov.al/media/2919/a_new_urban-rural_classification_of_albanian_population.pdf |access-date=28 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191114101641/https://www.instat.gov.al/media/2919/a_new_urban-rural_classification_of_albanian_population.pdf |archive-date=14 November 2019 |page=15 |date=May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vendime.al/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/137-2014.pdf |title=Law nr. 115/2014 |language=sq |page=6367|access-date=25 February 2022 }}</ref> It has a population of 1,229 as of the [[Demographics of Albania|2011 Albanian census]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Nurja |first=Ines |publisher=[[Institute of Statistics (Albania)|Institute of Statistics]] (INSTAT) |title=Censusi i popullsisë dhe banesave/ Population and Housing Census–Dibër (2011) |url=http://www.instat.gov.al/media/3060/2__diber.pdf |access-date=19 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200327145001/http://www.instat.gov.al/media/3060/2__diber.pdf |archive-date=27 March 2020 |location=Tirana |page=85}}</ref> Ulëz is home to the [[Ulëz Hydroelectric Power Station]] and designated as part of the Ulza Regional Nature Park. It is the Least-Populated City or settlement of Albania.
==Economy==
[[File:Ulza Dam.jpg|thumb|left|The Dam in Ulez, [[Albania]]]]
The [[Ulëz Hydroelectric Power Station|Hydroelectric Power Station]] is a big dam supplying a lot of electricity to [[Albania]] and the city its self. The dam gets it water from a reservoir with the Mat river flowing in to it. The electrical capacity of the Dam is 25.2 MW. And is still active today.


==References==
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Latest revision as of 11:00, 1 April 2024

Ulëz
Settlement
View of Ulëz
View of Ulëz
Ulëz is located in Albania
Ulëz
Ulëz
Coordinates: 41°41′0″N 19°53′40″E / 41.68333°N 19.89444°E / 41.68333; 19.89444
Country Albania
CountyDibër
MunicipalityMat
Population
 (2011)
 • Municipal unit
1,229
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal Code
8003

Ulëz is a city and administrative unit in the municipality of Mat, Albania.[1][2] It has a population of 1,229 as of the 2011 Albanian census.[3] Ulëz is home to the Ulëz Hydroelectric Power Station and designated as part of the Ulza Regional Nature Park. It is the Least-Populated City or settlement of Albania.

References

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  1. ^ "A new Urban–Rural Classification of Albanian Population" (PDF). Instituti i Statistikës (INSTAT). May 2014. p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 November 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6367. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  3. ^ Nurja, Ines. "Censusi i popullsisë dhe banesave/ Population and Housing Census–Dibër (2011)" (PDF). Tirana: Institute of Statistics (INSTAT). p. 85. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
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