Counties of Albania

Administrative Divisions of Albania

Qark (County) Bashki (Municipality) Fshat (Village)

Albania is divided into twelve counties (Albanian: qarku, sing. qark (official term); but often prefektura, sing. prefekturë, sometimes translated as prefecture). Each county has been divided into two or more municipalities, which are the second-level division of Albania. In 2015, the government reduced the number of municipalities to 61 and abolished separate rural municipalities, or komuna.^[1]

In 2000, counties replaced districts as the first-level administrative subdivision in Albania.

Counties of Albania
County	Capital	Population (2011 census)	Area (km²)^[2]	Density	Districts	NUTS region
Berat	Berat	141,944	1,798	159	Berat Kuçovë Skrapar	South
Dibër	Peshkopi	140,002	2,507	58	Bulqizë Dibër Mat	North
Durrës	Durrës	262,785	766	367	Durrës Krujë	Central
Elbasan	Elbasan	295,827	3,199	105	Elbasan Gramsh Librazhd Peqin	Central
Fier	Fier	310,331	1,890	198	Fier Lushnjë Mallakastër	South
Gjirokastër	Gjirokastër	72,176	2,884	36	Gjirokastër Përmet Tepelenë	South
Korçë	Korçë	220,357	3,711	69	Devoll Kolonjë Korçë Pogradec	South
Kukës	Kukës	85,292	2,374	33	Has Kukës Tropojë	North
Lezhë	Lezhë	134,027	1,620	100	Kurbin Lezhë Mirditë	North
Shkodër	Shkodër	215,347	3,562	69	Malësi e Madhe Pukë Shkodër	North
Tirana	Tirana	749,365	1,652	491	Kavajë Tirana	Central
Vlorë	Vlorë	175,640	2,706	67	Delvinë Sarandë Vlorë	South

Note: References and details on data in this table can be found on individual linked articles for the counties.

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Counties of Albania at statoids.com

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