| Belsh | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Seal Alt: | Seal of Belsh |
| Pushpin Map: | Albania#Europe |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Coordinates: | 40.9833°N 72°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Albania |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Central Albania |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Elbasan |
| Government Type: | Mayor–council |
| Leader Title: | Mayor[1] |
| Leader Name: | Arif Tafani |
| Leader Party: | PS |
| Leader Title1: | Council |
| Leader Name1: | Belsh Municipal Council |
| Area Blank1 Title: | Municipality[2] [3] |
| Area Blank1 Km2: | 196.44 |
| Area Blank2 Title: | Administrative unit |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Municipality |
| Population Blank1: | 19,503 |
| Population Density Blank1 Km2: | 99.28 |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Administrative unit |
| Population Blank2: | 8,781 |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 3008 |
| Area Code: | (0)582 |
Belsh (in Albanian ˈbɛˈlʃ/; Albanian: Belshi) is a municipality in Elbasan County, central Albania. The municipality consists of the administrative units of Fierzë, Grekan, Kajan, Rrasë with Belsh constituting its seat.[2] [4] As of the Institute of Statistics estimate from the 2011 census, there were 8,781 people residing in Belsh and 19,503 in Belsh Municipality.[2]
Belsh stretches along the western and northern shores of the karst lake Liqeni i Belshit and is the main settlement of the Dumre plateau.