Vau i Dejës is a municipality in the Shkodër District, Shkodër County, northwestern Albania. Vau i Dejës (or Vau Dejës or Vau-Dejës) also refers to the city center for the municipality, which is sometimes referred to as Lac or Lac-Vau Dejës. Located in the norther region of Zadrima, Vau i Dejes is intersected by the River Drin and Gjadri. It is also strategically about 41 kilometers from the Adriatic Sea. Settlements in the area can be dated back to the 15th century, while the main city of Vau Dejes was developed to house workers during the construction of the Vau Dejes hydroelectric dam from 1971- 73. After the completion of the dam, families displaced from the flood waters began to inhabit the city. Today Vau Dejes is composed of 8 villages and a city center. The population in 2008 was 12,345. The municipality covers a total of 31 km and is composed of 1 city center and 8 villages. The villages of Vau i Dejes are Mjede, Spathar, Shelqet, Kace, Narac, Dush, Gomsiqe, and Karme. ². It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sapë.