NE Albania
Shkodër County
Bashkia Pukë

Pukë

Pukë is a town and municipality in northern Albania. The total population is 11,069, in a total area of 505.83 km2. At 838 metres above sea level, the town is one of the highest in elevation in and a well-known ski area.
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  • Type: Locality with 11,100 residents
  • Description: municipality of Albania
  • Also known as: “Bashkia e Pukes”, “Bashkia Pukë”, “Pukë municipality”, and “Qyteti i Pukës”
  • Neighbors:

Places in the Area

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is a town and municipality in northern . It was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities , , , and , that became municipal units.

Pukë

Latitude
42.05° or 42° 3′ north
Longitude
19.9° or 19° 54′ east
Population
11,100
Elevation
786 metres (2,579 feet)
Open location code
8FJX3W22+22
Geo­Names ID
3184389
Wiki­data ID
Q13037428
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Swedish—“Pukë” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Bashkia Pukë”
  • Catalan: “municipi de Pukë”
  • Cebuano: “Bashkia e Pukës”
  • Dutch: “Pukë”
  • German: “Bashkia Puka”
  • German: “Gemeinde Puka”
  • Greek: “Δήμος της Πούκα”
  • Hungarian: “Puka község”
  • Hungarian: “Pukë község”
  • Polish: “Gmina Puka”
  • Polish: “Gmina Puke”
  • Polish: “Puka”
  • Swedish: “Bashkia e Pukës”

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Pukë”. Photo: Arianit, CC BY-SA 4.0.