Fier County

Fier County Qarku Fier
County
Fier from the air
Seal
Location of Fier County within Albania.
Country	Albania
Municipalities	6
Villages	275
Established	2000
County Seat	Fier
Area
• Total	1,890 km^2 (730 sq mi)
Population (2011 census)
• Total	310,331
• Density	160/km^2 (430/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
ISO 3166 code	AL-04
Website	www.qarkufier.gov.al

Fier County (Albanian: Qarku i Fierit) is one of the 12 counties of Albania. The population at the 2011 census was 310,331, in an area of 1890 km².^[1] Its capital is the city Fier.

Administrative divisions

Until 2000, Fier County was subdivided into three districts: Fier, Lushnjë, and Mallakastër. Since the 2015 local government reform, the county consists of the following 6 municipalities: Divjakë, Fier, Lushnjë, Mallakastër, Patos and Roskovec.^[2] Before 2015, it consisted of the following 42 municipalities:

• Allkaj
• Aranitas
• Ballagat
• Ballsh
• Bubullimë
• Cakran
• Dërmenas
• Divjakë
• Dushk
• Fier
• Fier-Shegan
• Frakull
• Fratar
• Golem
• Grabian
• Gradishtë
• Greshicë
• Hekal
• Hysgjokaj
• Karbunarë
• Kolonjë
• Krutje
• Kuman
• Kurjan
• Kutë
• Levan
• Libofshë
• Lushnjë
• Mbrostar
• Ngraçan
• Patos
• Portëz
• Qendër, Fier
• Qendër Dukas
• Roskovec
• Remas
• Ruzhdie
• Selitë
• Strum
• Tërbuf
• Topojë
• Zharrëz

The municipalities consist of about 275 towns and villages in total. See Villages of Fier County for a structured list.

Demographics

According to the last national census from 2011 this county has 310,331 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the county include:^[1]

• Albanians = 241,163 (77.71%)
• Greeks = 332 (0.11%)
• Macedonians = 18 (0.01%)
• Montenegrins = 5 (0.00%)
• Aromanians = 1,553 (0.50%)
• Romani = 1,640 (0,53%)
• Egyptians = 75 (0,02%)
• others = 171 (0.06%)
• no answer = 65,374 (21.07%)

References

1. 2011 census results
2. Law nr. 115/2014

External links

• Regional Council of Fier

Coordinates: 40°45′N 19°35′E / 40.750°N 19.583°E