Pogon, Albania

Pogon
Πωγώνι
Pogon
Coordinates: 40°8′N 20°21′E / 40.133°N 20.350°E / 40.133; 20.350
Country Albania
CountyGjirokastër
MunicipalityDropull
Area
  Total
177.6 km2 (68.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total
432
  Density2.4/km2 (6.3/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal Code
6007

Pogon (Albanian: Pogon or Pogoni, Greek: Πωγώνι, Pogoni), is a former commune in the Gjirokastër County, southern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Dropull. The population at the 2011 census was 432. It consists of seven villages which are mostly Greek speaking: Poliçan; Skore; Hllomo; Sopik; Mavrojer; Çatistë and Selckë of which Poliçan is the administrative center. The administrative unit of Pogon is inhabited by ethnic Greeks.