Elbasan County

Elbasan County (Albanian: Qarku i Elbasanit) is one of the 12 counties of Albania. The population at the 2011 census was 295,827, in an area of 3199 km².[2] Its capital is the city Elbasan.

Elbasan County

Qarku Elbasan
County
View of Krraba Pass
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Coordinates: 41°0′N 20°10′E
Country Albania
SeatElbasan
Subdivisions7 municipalities, 385 towns and villages
Government
 • Council chairmanEugen Isaj
Area
 • Total3,199 km2 (1,235 sq mi)
Population
 (2020[1])
 • Total270,074
 • Density84/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
NUTS CodeAL021
WebsiteOfficial Website

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

According to the last national census from 2011 this county has 295,827 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the county include:[2]

Religion in Elbasan County (2011 census)
Religion percent
Muslim
 
 64.61%
Prefer not to answer
 
 13.29%
Orthodox
 
 5.17%
Atheist
 
 3.27%
Not relevant/Not stated
 
 2.03%
Catholic
 
 1.03%
Bektashi
 
 0.51%
Evangelist or Protestant
 
 0.05%
Other Christian
 
 0.03%
Other religion
 
 0%

References
  1. "Popullsia e Shqipërisë". instat.gov.al (in Albanian and English). 12 June 2020. Archived from the original on 12 June 2020.
  2. "2011 census results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  3. "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2015.

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