Country Albania Established 2000 Time zone CET (UTC+1) Area 3,199 km² Municipalities 7 | Villages 385 County Seat Elbasan NUTS Code AL021 Population 298,913 (2016) | |
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University Aleksandër Xhuvani University Points of interest Elbasan Castle, Peqin Castle, Sotira Waterfall, Shebenik, Jablanica Clubs and Teams Sopoti Librazhd, KF Elbasani, Shkumbini Peqin | ||
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. Its capital is the city Elbasan.
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Map of Elbasan County, Albania
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. 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:
References
Elbasan County Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA