Milot (town)
Milot | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 41°41′N 19°43′E / 41.683°N 19.717°E | |
| Country | Albania |
| County | Lezhë |
| Municipality | Kurbin |
| Area | |
• Total | 138 km2 (53 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 25 m (82 ft) |
| Population (2023) | |
• Total | 6,193 |
| • Density | 45/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
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Milot is a town and a former municipality in the Lezhë County of northwestern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Kurbin. The population at the 2023 census was 6,193.
The municipal unit of Milot is composed of the town of Milot and 14 villages, including Fushë Milot, Mal i Bardhë, Vinjoll, Shkopet, Ferr-Shkopet and Skuraj.
The town stands on the southern bank of the Mat River. Nearby is the well-known Zogu Bridge named after the leader Zog I of Albania. The bridge was built in 1927 to cross the Mat river and improve access to the north-west of the country.