Tirana County
Tirana County Qarku Tiranë |
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Tirana County on Albania's Map |
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Country | Albania |
Communes | 5 |
Villages | 248 |
Established | 2000 |
County Seat | Tirana |
Government | |
• Prefect | Sadi Vorpsi (SP) |
Area | |
• Total | 1,652 km2 (638 sq mi) |
Elevation | 156 m (512 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 749,365 |
• Density | 450/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
ISO 3166 code | AL-11 |
Website | www.prefektitirane.gov.al |
The County of Tirana (Albanian: Qarku i Tiranës) is one of the 12 Counties of Albania. The population at the 2011 census was 749,365, in an area of 1652 km².[1] Its capital is the city Tirana.
Administrative divisions
Until 2000, Tiranë County was subdivided into two districts: Kavajë, and Tiranë. Since the 2015 local government reform, the county consists of the following 5 municipalities: Kamëz, Kavajë, Rrogozhinë, Tirana and Vorë.[2] Before 2015, it consisted of the following 29 communes:
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The municipalities consist of about 250 towns and villages in total. See Villages of Tirana County for a structured list.
Demographics
According to the last national census from 2011 this county has 749,365 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the county include:[1]
- Albanians = 630,203 (84.10%)
- Greeks = 2,596 (0.35%)
- Macedonians = 513 (0.07%)
- Montenegrins = 44 (0.01%)
- Aromanians = 856 (0.11%)
- Romani = 2,371 (0.32%)
- Egyptians = 790 (0.11%)
- Others = 1,042 (0.14%)
- No answer = 110,950 (14.81%)
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