Baz is a village and a former municipality in the Dibër County, northern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Mat.[1] The population at the 2011 census was 2,228.[2]
Baz | |
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Baz | |
Coordinates: 41°38′N 19°56′E / 41.633°N 19.933°E | |
Country | Albania |
County | Dibër |
Municipality | Mat |
Population (2011) | |
• Municipal unit | 2,228 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Baz (Bazëda) is recorded in the Ottoman defter of 1467 as a settlement belonging to the timar of the local Albanians Kali Gjergji, Gjonima, Gjergji, and Todori in the vilayet of Mati. The village had a total of six households represented by the following household heads: Andrija Kimiza, Uksiç Bardi, Lazar Muzaka, Tole Skura, Peber Kimiza, and Kaznish .[3]