[2] The municipal unit consists of the villages Progër, Mançurisht, Cangonj, Pilur, Vranisht, Bickë, Rakickë, and Shyec.

[1][3] During the 17th century, many families migrated from Progonat to other areas of Albania in order to avoid heavy taxation and the Islamization campaigns of the Ottoman Empire.

[4] During the late 2000s, linguists Klaus Steinke and Xhelal Ylli seeking to corroborate villages cited in past literature as being Slavic speaking, carried out fieldwork in some villages of the area.

[5] Rakickë and Shyec were noted as not having a Slavic-speaking population, with villagers speaking Albanian and older generations stating they have used only that language.

[5] Villagers from nearby Pustec municipality that speak a south Slavic language, being well informed about the situation of their minority and neighbouring villages, stated that they were not aware of anyone having spoken their language in Rakickë and Shyec.