Belsh

Belsh (definite Albanian form: Belshi) is a municipality in Elbasan County, central Albania. The municipality was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Belsh, Fierzë, Grekan, Kajan and Rrasë which became municipal units. The seat of the municipality is the town Belsh.[1] It has a population of 19,503 (2011 census)[2] and a total surface area of 196.55 km2.[3] The population of the former municipality at the 2011 census was 8,781.[2]

Belsh
Municipality
Emblem
Belsh
Coordinates: 40°59′N 19°53′E
Country Albania
CountyElbasan
Government
 • MayorArif Tafani (PS)
Area
 • Municipality196.55 km2 (75.89 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Municipality
19,503
 • Municipality density99/km2 (260/sq mi)
 • Municipal unit
8,781
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal Code
3008
Area Code(0)582
WebsiteOfficial Website

Mayors (Since 2003)

2003-2011 Arif Faik Tafani (Socialist Party of Albania)

2011-2015 Asqeri Xhelo Kuqja (Democratic Party of Albania)

2015-... Arif Faik Tafani (Socialist Party of Albania)

References
  1. "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
  2. "Population and housing census - Elbasan 2011" (PDF). INSTAT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-07-28. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  3. "Correspondence table LAU – NUTS 2016, EU-28 and EFTA / available Candidate Countries" (XLS). Eurostat. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
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