Elbasan County

Elbasan County (Albanian: Qarku i Elbasanit) is one of the 12 counties of Albania. The population is 266,245 (2021),[1] in an area of 3199 km².[2] Its capital is the city Elbasan.

Elbasan County
Qarku i Elbasanit (Albanian)
County
View of Krraba Pass
View of Krraba Pass
Flag of Elbasan County
Flag
Official logo of Elbasan County
Emblem
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
 (2021[1])
 • Total266,245
 • Density83/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
HDI (2021)0.785
high · 6th of 12
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

Elbasan County has 266,245 inhabitants as of January 2021.[1] Ethnic groups in the county include, as of the last national census from 2011:[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. "Population on 1st January by prefecture and sex" (PDF). INSTAT. 7 May 2021. p. 6.
  2. "2011 census results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  3. "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). pp. 6368–6369. Retrieved 25 February 2022.

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