Elbasan County Explained

Type:co
Flag:Flag_of_Elbasan.svg
Skyline:Krraba Olive Trees.jpg
Caption:View of Krraba Pass
Emblem:Stema e Qarkut Elbasan.svg
Map:Albania (Elbasan County).svg
Parts:7 municipalities, 385 towns and villages
Seat:Elbasan
Council Chairman:Ermira Urupi[1]
Area Total Km2:3199
Population As Of:2023[2]
Population Total:232580
Blank Name Sec1:HDI (2022)
Blank Info Sec1:0.779
· 7th
Nuts Code:AL021

Elbasan County is one of the 12 counties of Albania. The population is 232,580 (as of 2023), in an area of 3199 km². Its capital is the city Elbasan.

Administrative divisions

Until 2000, Elbasan County was subdivided into four districts: Elbasan, Gramsh, Librazhd, and Peqin. Since the 2015 local government reform, the county consists of the following 7 municipalities: Belsh, Cërrik, Elbasan, Gramsh, Librazhd, Peqin and Prrenjas.[3] Before 2015, it consisted of the following 50 municipalities:

The municipalities consist of about 385 towns and villages in total. See Villages of Elbasan County for a structured list.

Demographics

Elbasan County has 266,245 inhabitants as of January 2021.[4] Ethnic groups in the county include, as of the last national census from 2011:[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Konstituohet Këshilli i Qarkut Elbasan, Ermira Urupi zgjidhet Kryetare! . 25 July 2023 .
  2. Web site: Main Results of the Population and Housing Census 2023. INSTAT.
  3. Web site: Law nr. 115/2014 . sq . 6368–6369. 25 February 2022 .
  4. Web site: Population on 1st January by prefecture and sex. INSTAT. 7 May 2021. 6.
  5. Web site: 2011 census results . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924035451/http://www.instat.gov.al/media/195817/4__elbasan.pdf . 2015-09-24 . 2015-05-25.