Aliko
Αλύκο | |
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Coordinates: 39°52′N 20°5′E / 39.867°N 20.083°E | |
Country | Albania |
County | Vlorë |
Municipality | Finiq |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 3,849 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal Code | 9710[1] |
Aliko (Albanian definite form: Alikoi; Greek: Αλύκο) is a village and a former commune in Vlorë County, southern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Finiq.[2]
Besides the village Aliko from which it takes its name and which functions as well as an administrative center, the administrative unit consists of 9 other villages: Çaush; Dritas; Halo; Jermë; Neohor; Pllakë; Rahullë; Tremul; and Vurgu i Ri,[2] which are inhabited solely by Greeks.[3]
The population according to the 2011 census was 3,849;[4] according to the civil offices, which count all citizens including those who live abroad, it was 8,818,[5] The latest official census in Albania (2011), has been widely disputed due to irregularities in the procedure,[6][7][8] and its results affected by boycott by part of the Greek minority.[9]
On 11 December 1990, four young local Greeks were shot dead in their effort to reach Greece by soldiers of the People's Republic of Albania.[10] The killings provoked mass demonstrations by the Greek communities in the region against the regime authorities.[11] Today a monument is erected at the central square of Aliko and commemorative events are being held annually in memory of the victims.[12]
...the controversial CENSUS data
Ethnic Greek minority groups had encouraged their members to boycott the census, affecting measurements of the Greek ethnic minority and membership in the Greek Orthodox Church.