Lezhë County (Albanian: Qarku i Lezhës) is one of the 12 counties of Albania. The population as of 2021 was 120,678,^[2] in an area of 1620 km².^[3] Its capital is the city Lezhë.

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Lezhë County Qarku i Lezhës (Albanian)
County
View from Lezhë Castle
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Coordinates: 41°45′N 19°50′E
Country	Albania
Seat	Lezhë
Subdivisions	3 municipalities, 175 towns and villages
Government
• Council chairman	Eduart Ndreca (PS) [1]
Area
• Total	1,620 km2 (630 sq mi)
Population  (2021[2])
• Total	120,678
• Density	74/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
HDI (2021)	0.771 high · 9th of 12
NUTS Code	AL014
Website	Official Website

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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.^[4] Before 2015, it consisted of the following 21 municipalities:

The municipalities consist of about 175 towns and villages in total. See Villages of Lezhë County for a structured list.

According to the last national census from 2011 this county has 134,027 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the county include:^[3]

• 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%)