List of cities and towns in Albania explained

This is a list of cities and towns in Albania categorised by municipality, county and population, according to the criteria used by the Institute of Statistics (INSTAT). As of 2014, there were 74 cities classified as urban areas and 2,972 villages as rural areas in Albania.[1] The legislation of Albania provides no official classification on the criteria of how to define a city or urban area.[1] Furthermore, according to the methodology for cities conducted by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), five areas, including Tirana, Durrës, Elbasan, Shkodër and Vlorë, can be classified as urban audit cities.[1] [2]

List

CityMunicipalityCountyPopulation (2023)[3] Geographic coordinates
Bajram Curristyle=text-align:left TropojëKukës4,11342.3581°N 20.0758°Walign=center [4]
Bajzëstyle=text-align:left Malësi e MadheShkodër4,33542.2764°N 19.4322°Walign=center
Ballshstyle=text-align:left MallakastërFier4,94440.6008°N 19.7364°Walign=center [5]
Beratstyle=text-align:left BeratBerat40,66540.7067°N 19.9522°Walign=center [6]
Bilishtstyle=text-align:left DevollKorçë7,28740.6211°N 20.9881°Walign=center [7]
Bulqizëstyle=text-align:left BulqizëDibër7,87541.4917°N 20.2219°Walign=center [8]
Burrelstyle=text-align:left MatDibër7,92841.6094°N 20.0122°Walign=center
Cërrikstyle=text-align:left CërrikElbasan7,00141.0267°N 19.9892°Walign=center [9]
Çorovodëstyle=text-align:left SkraparBerat3,91840.5042°N 20.2272°Walign=center
Delvinëstyle=text-align:left DelvinëVlorë4,95239.9547°N 20.0989°Walign=center [10]
Divjakëstyle=text-align:left DivjakëFier6,71340.9964°N 19.5325°Walign=center
Durrësstyle=text-align:left DurrësDurrës101,72841.3111°N 19.4392°Walign=center [11]
Elbasanstyle=text-align:left ElbasanElbasan66,83441.1114°N 20.0803°Walign=center
Ersekëstyle=text-align:left KolonjëKorçë2,82240.34°N 20.6817°Walign=center
Fierstyle=text-align:left FierFier52,92640.725°N 19.5572°Walign=center
Fierzëstyle=text-align:left TropojëKukës1,14942.2631°N 20.025°Walign=center
Finiqstyle=text-align:left FiniqVlorë2,69339.9069°N 20.0589°Walign=center
Fushë-Arrëzstyle=text-align:left Fushë-ArrëzShkodër2,22142.0619°N 20.0164°Walign=center [12]
Fushë-Krujëstyle=text-align:left KrujëDurrës17,87741.4789°N 19.7206°Walign=center
Gjirokastërstyle=text-align:left GjirokastërGjirokastër16,56940.0833°N 20.1389°Walign=center [13]
Gramshstyle=text-align:left GramshElbasan6,78640.8694°N 20.1842°Walign=center
Himarëstyle=text-align:left HimarëVlorë3,90140.1028°N 19.7456°Walign=center
Kamëzstyle=text-align:left KamëzTirana61,73941.3817°N 19.7603°Walign=center [14]
Kavajëstyle=text-align:left KavajëTirana15,82741.1878°N 19.5581°Walign=center
Këlcyrëstyle=text-align:left KëlcyrëGjirokastër2,14940.3089°N 20.1819°Walign=center
Klosstyle=text-align:left KlosDibër6,34441.4994°N 20.0844°Walign=center
Konispolstyle=text-align:left KonispolVlorë1,75839.6589°N 20.1814°Walign=center
Koplikstyle=text-align:left Malësi e MadheShkodër2,99042.2136°N 19.4364°Walign=center
Korçëstyle=text-align:left KorçëKorçë43,25440.6158°N 20.78°Walign=center
Krastëstyle=text-align:left BulqizëDibër1,33941.4917°N 20.2219°Walign=center
Krrabëstyle=text-align:left TiranaTirana2,02341.2161°N 19.9706°Walign=center
Krujëstyle=text-align:left KrujëDurrës8,92141.5139°N 19.7919°Walign=center
Krumëstyle=text-align:left HasKukës4,81442.2°N 20.4167°Walign=center
Kuçovëstyle=text-align:left KuçovëBerat12,62940.8036°N 19.9144°Walign=center
Kukësstyle=text-align:left KukësKukës15,64342.0811°N 20.42°Walign=center
Kurbneshstyle=text-align:left MirditëLezhë35841.78°N 20.08°Walign=center [15]
Laçstyle=text-align:left KurbinLezhë12,85441.635°N 19.7128°Walign=center
Leskovikstyle=text-align:left KolonjëKorçë93940.1525°N 20.6006°Walign=center
Lezhëstyle=text-align:left LezhëLezhë14,68741.7819°N 19.6444°Walign=center
Libohovëstyle=text-align:left LibohovëGjirokastër1,59940.0311°N 20.2631°Walign=center
Librazhdstyle=text-align:left LibrazhdElbasan6,78741.1794°N 20.315°Walign=center
Lushnjëstyle=text-align:left LushnjëFier26,03640.9428°N 19.705°Walign=center
Maliqstyle=text-align:left MaliqKorçë3,66840.7083°N 20.7°Walign=center
Mamurrasstyle=text-align:left KurbinLezhë11,44241.5775°N 19.6922°Walign=center
Manëzstyle=text-align:left DurrësDurrës7,18541.4333°N 19.5833°Walign=center
Memaliajstyle=text-align:left MemaliajGjirokastër1,78640.35°N 19.9833°Walign=center
Milotstyle=text-align:left KurbinLezhë6,19341.6836°N 19.7158°Walign=center
Orikumstyle=text-align:left VlorëVlorë4,29740.3333°N 19.4667°Walign=center
Patosstyle=text-align:left PatosFier12,25540.6833°N 19.6194°Walign=center
Peqinstyle=text-align:left PeqinElbasan4,75341.0461°N 19.7511°Walign=center
Përmetstyle=text-align:left PërmetGjirokastër4,80940.2336°N 20.3517°Walign=center
Peshkopistyle=text-align:left DibërDibër14,71041.6861°N 20.4289°Walign=center
Pogradecstyle=text-align:left PogradecKorçë17,37140.9069°N 20.6481°Walign=center
Poliçanstyle=text-align:left PoliçanBerat3,49240.61°N 20.0989°Walign=center
Prrenjasstyle=text-align:left PrrenjasElbasan5,04941.0667°N 20.55°Walign=center
Pukëstyle=text-align:left PukëShkodër2,50842.0444°N 19.8997°Walign=center
Repsstyle=text-align:left MirditëLezhë90041.8661°N 20.0258°Walign=center
Roskovecstyle=text-align:left RoskovecFier4,07840.7378°N 19.7028°Walign=center
Rrëshenstyle=text-align:left MirditëLezhë6,77341.7675°N 19.8756°Walign=center
Rrogozhinëstyle=text-align:left RrogozhinëTirana5,00241.0764°N 19.6653°Walign=center
Rubikstyle=text-align:left MirditëLezhë2,55041.7744°N 19.7861°Walign=center
Sarandëstyle=text-align:left SarandëVlorë19,88239.8758°N 20.0111°Walign=center
Selenicëstyle=text-align:left SelenicëVlorë1,38440.5306°N 19.6358°Walign=center
Shëngjinstyle=text-align:left LezhëLezhë6,96341.8136°N 19.5939°Walign=center
Shijakstyle=text-align:left DurrësDurrës5,83241.3456°N 19.5669°Walign=center
Shkodërstyle=text-align:left ShkodërShkodër61,63342.0681°N 19.5119°Walign=center
Sukthstyle=text-align:left DurrësDurrës13,39541.3783°N 19.5358°Walign=center
Tepelenëstyle=text-align:left TepelenëGjirokastër3,70940.2956°N 20.0189°Walign=center
Tiranastyle=text-align:left TiranaTirana389,32341.3275°N 19.8183°Walign=center
Ulëzstyle=text-align:left MatDibër66141.6833°N 19.8844°Walign=center
Ura Vajgurorestyle=text-align:left Ura VajguroreBerat7,20940.775°N 19.875°Walign=center
Vau i Dejësstyle=text-align:left Vau i DejësShkodër5,71042°N 19.6333°Walign=center
Vlorëstyle=text-align:left VlorëVlorë66,32040.4706°N 19.4908°Walign=center
Vorëstyle=text-align:left VorëTirana8,96941.3939°N 19.6544°Walign=center

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Institute of Statistics (INSTAT) . A new urban-rural classification of Albanian population . 11 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171121210242/https://www.instat.gov.al/media/2919/a_new_urban-rural_classification_of_albanian_population.pdf . 21 November 2017 . live.
  2. Web site: Dijkstra . Lewis . Poelman . Hugo . Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) . Cities in Europe–The new OECD-EC definition . 11 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201011153357/https://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/sources/docgener/focus/2012_01_city.pdf . 11 October 2020 . 13 . live.
  3. Web site: Main Results of the Population and Housing Census 2023 . INSTAT.
  4. Web site: Nurja . Ines . Institute of Statistics (INSTAT) . Censusi i popullsisë dhe banesave/ Population and Housing Census–Kukës (2011) . 11 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200327145031/http://www.instat.gov.al/media/3066/8__kukes.pdf . 27 March 2020 . Tirana . 85 . live.
  5. Web site: Nurja . Ines . Institute of Statistics (INSTAT) . Censusi i popullsisë dhe banesave/ Population and Housing Census–Fier (2011) . 11 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201008234407/http://www.instat.gov.al/media/3063/5__fier.pdf . 8 October 2020 . Tirana . 85 . live.
  6. Web site: Nurja . Ines . Institute of Statistics (INSTAT) . Censusi i popullsisë dhe banesave/ Population and Housing Census–Berat (2011) . 11 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201009054312/http://www.instat.gov.al/media/3059/1__berat.pdf . 9 October 2020 . Tirana . 85 . live.
  7. Web site: Nurja . Ines . Institute of Statistics (INSTAT) . Censusi i popullsisë dhe banesave/ Population and Housing Census–Korçë (2011) . 11 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200327145026/http://www.instat.gov.al/media/3065/7__korce.pdf . 27 March 2020 . Tirana . 85 . live.
  8. Web site: Nurja . Ines . Institute of Statistics (INSTAT) . Censusi i popullsisë dhe banesave/ Population and Housing Census–Dibër (2011) . 11 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200327145001/http://www.instat.gov.al/media/3060/2__diber.pdf . 27 March 2020 . Tirana . 85 . live.
  9. Web site: Nurja . Ines . Institute of Statistics (INSTAT) . Censusi i popullsisë dhe banesave/ Population and Housing Census–Elbasan (2011) . 11 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200327145011/http://www.instat.gov.al/media/3062/4__elbasan.pdf . 27 March 2020 . Tirana . 85 . live.
  10. Web site: Nurja . Ines . Institute of Statistics (INSTAT) . Censusi i popullsisë dhe banesave/ Population and Housing Census–Vlorë (2011) . 11 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200613143022/http://www.instat.gov.al/media/3070/12__vlore.pdf . 13 June 2020 . Tirana . 85 . live.
  11. Web site: Nurja . Ines . Institute of Statistics (INSTAT) . Censusi i popullsisë dhe banesave/ Population and Housing Census–Durrës (2011) . 11 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200327145006/http://www.instat.gov.al/media/3061/3__durres.pdf . 27 March 2020 . Tirana . 85 . live.
  12. Web site: Nurja . Ines . Institute of Statistics (INSTAT) . Censusi i popullsisë dhe banesave/ Population and Housing Census–Shkodër (2011) . 11 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200826201949/http://www.instat.gov.al/media/3068/10__shkoder.pdf . 26 August 2020 . Tirana . 85 . live.
  13. Web site: Nurja . Ines . Institute of Statistics (INSTAT) . Censusi i popullsisë dhe banesave/ Population and Housing Census–Gjirokastër (2011) . 11 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200327145021/http://www.instat.gov.al/media/3064/6__gjirokaster.pdf . 27 March 2020 . Tirana . 85 . live.
  14. Web site: Nurja . Ines . Institute of Statistics (INSTAT) . Censusi i popullsisë dhe banesave/ Population and Housing Census–Tirana (2011) . 11 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201009041308/http://www.instat.gov.al/media/3069/11__tirane.pdf . 9 October 2020 . Tirana . 85 . live.
  15. Web site: Nurja . Ines . Institute of Statistics (INSTAT) . Censusi i popullsisë dhe banesave/ Population and Housing Census–Lezhë (2011) . 11 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200327145036/http://www.instat.gov.al/media/3067/9__lezhe.pdf . 27 March 2020 . Tirana . 85 . live.