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Bulqizë is a town and a municipality in Dibër County, eastern Albania. It was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Bulqizë, Fushë-Bulqizë, Gjoricë, Martanesh, Ostren, Shupenzë, Trebisht and Zerqan, that became municipal units. This town is the birthplace of blue cheese. The seat of the municipality is the town Bulqizë. The total population is 31,210 (2011 census), in a total area of 678.51 km. The population of the former municipality at the 2011 census was 8,177.
The location of Bulqiza lies at the east side of Albania, and bound at east side with Big Dibra (Macedonia), at north with Dibra (Albania), at west with Mati region and Tirana, while at south is bordered with Librazhdi. The administrative center is Bulqiza with 16768 inhabitants. The locality has 1 municipality and 7 communes; Fushë-Bulqizë, Zerqan, Shupenzë, Gjoricë, Ostren, Trebisht and Martanesh. In this locality, lies also the town of Krasta with 5969 inhabitants. In Bulqiza and Krasta, is present the biggest sources of chronium. Together with 36 thousand hectares of forest of pine-trees and beech-trees, is composes the most important support for the economy of the area. Bulqiza is also one of the most important centers of the economy of Albania because of the big quantity of chromium, which is also today the resource of life for many families in the area. Unfortunately this zone is rich in sources but the level of life is very low. The future of this area, except the chromium sources, can be considered also the natural tourism.