Petran is a village and a former municipality in the Gjirokastër County, southern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Përmet.[1] The population at the 2011 census was 1,622.[2] The municipal unit consists of the villages Petran, Leshnicë, Leusë, Lipë, Qilarishtë, Badilonjë, Benjë-Novoselë, Delvinë, Kaludh, Lupckë, Gjinakar (Gjinkar), Ogdunan, Isgar, Lipivan-Trabozishtë, Tremisht and Bodar. There are a couple of restaurants that look out over the Vjosa river.[3][4]
Petran | |
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Petran | |
Coordinates: 40°12′N 20°24′E / 40.200°N 20.400°E | |
Country | Albania |
County | Gjirokastër |
Municipality | Përmet |
Population (2011) | |
• Municipal unit | 1,622 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
The village of Lipë is inhabited by inhabitants whose mother tongue is Albanian.[5]