Xibër is a former municipality in the Dibër County, northern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Klos.[1] The population at the 2011 census was 2,660.[2]

Xibër
Xibër is located in Albania
Xibër
Xibër
Coordinates: 41°27′N 20°2′E / 41.450°N 20.033°E / 41.450; 20.033
Country Albania
CountyDibër
MunicipalityKlos
Population
 (2011)
 • Municipal unit
2,660
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Demographic history

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Xibër (Çipur) is recorded in the Ottoman defter of 1467 as village in the timar of Ballaban in the vilayet of Mati. The settlement had a total of six households represented by the following household heads: Todor Bogdani, Shurb Bardi, Benk Kirakesi, Gjergj Palazi, Dom Progoni, and Shirgj Bardi.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6367. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  2. ^ 2011 census results
  3. ^ Caka, Eduart (2019). Defteri i hollësishëm për zonat e dibrës i vitit 1467. Tiranë: Akademia e studimeve albanologjike instituti historisë. p. 154.