Communes of Albania explained

Administrative units of Albania
Caption:The 373 administrative units of Albania
Category:Unitary state
Start Date:June 2015
Current Number:373
Government:Administrative unit government
Municipality government
County government
National government

Communes (Albanian: [[:wikt:komunë#Albanian|komuna]] or Albanian: [[:wikt:komunë#Albanian|komunat]]), officially known as administrative units (Albanian: njësite administrative) or units of local administration, government, or governance (Albanian: njësite të qeverisjes vendore) since 2015, are the 373 third-level administrative divisions of Albania which serve as its local government. There are 12 counties and 61 municipalities above the administrative units and 2,972 villages below them.

History

The current division of Albania in 373 administrative units was enacted in 2014 and carried out in June 2015.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Albania has adjusted its internal organization 21 times since its Declaration of Independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1912. Immediately prior to the most recent reforms, the 308 or 309 communes were rural municipalities which served as second-level divisions of the country outside of its cities. They now serve as the level of local government across the country, each under the authority of the nearest urban center and each overseeing any nearby villages. Because of their intermediate status between the cities and villages, the communes are also sometimes known in English translation as towns.

List of administrative units by county

Berat County

Berat County has 20 communes and 241 villages.

Dibër County

Dibër County has 32 communes and 280 villages.

Durrës County

Durrës County has 10 communes and 108 villages.[6]

The remaining 23 villages belong to the following municipalities: Sukth (6), Manëz (8), Krujë (3) dhe Fushë-Krujë (6).

Elbasan County

Elbasan County has 45 communes and 385 villages.

Fier County

Fier County has 37 communes and 269 villages.

Gjirokastër County

Gjirokastër County has 24 communes and 265 villages.

Korçë County

Korçë County has 31 communes and 340 villages.

Kukës County

Kukës County has 25 communes and 187 villages.

Lezhë County

Lezhë County has 14 communes and 117 villages.

Shkodër County

Shkodër County has 28 communes and 276 villages.

The remaining 19 villages belong to the following municipalities: Shkodra (2), Vau i Dejës (9), Koplik (3), Puka (2) dhe Fushë-Arrëza (3).

Tirana County

Tirana County has 24 communes and 219 villages.

Vlorë County

Vlorë County has 19 communes and 173 villages.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: STAR 2 - Consolidation of the Territorial and Administrative Reform.
  2. Web site: Të dhënat sipas Gazetës Shqiptare . 2011-05-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111003213215/http://www.gazeta-shqip.com/opinion/2bc0d20bb157328030f6b6c8669b158d.html . 2011-10-03 . dead .
  3. Web site: Të dhënat sipas soros.al . 2011-05-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101111024857/http://www.soros.al/trashegimia/administrata.htm . 2010-11-11 . dead .
  4. http://www.instat.gov.al/ Të dhënat sipas Institutit e Statistikës së Qeverisë
  5. Web site: Qendra e publikimeve zyrtare . 2020-07-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120324122118/http://www.qpz.gov.al/doc.jsp?doc=docs%2FLigj%20Nr%208653%20Dat%C3%AB%2031-07-2000.htm . 2012-03-24 . dead .
  6. http://www.qarkudurres.gov.al/userfiles/qarkudurresneshifra.pdf Sipas Dokumentit "Qarku Durrës në Shifra"

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