Humelicë

Humelicë (Aromanian: Humelica or Humelice) is a village in Gjirokastër County, southern Albania.^[1] At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality of Gjirokastër.^[2] It is inhabited by an Orthodox Christian population of Aromanians with a minority of Orthodox Christian Albanians.^[3]

The Church of Saint Nicholas in Humelice

Humelicë Humelica, Hmelice
Village
Humelicë
Coordinates: 40°09′45″N 20°04′37″E
Country	Albania
County	Gjirokastër
Municipality	Gjirokastër
Administrative unit	Cepo
Elevation	200 m (660 ft)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Demographics

According to Ottoman statistics, the village had 97 inhabitants in 1895.^[4] The village had 412 inhabitants in 1993, of which majority were Orthodox Aromanians and the rest were Christian Albanians.^[3] The village today has a decreased permanent population of roughly 200 inhabitants, notably due to migration to Greece or other countries. Despite this, the population doubles in Easter, Summer and Christmas, as most people return to their village to celebrate or have holidays with their families.