Xhafzotaj

Xhafzotaj
Administrative unit
Xhafzotaj
Coordinates: 41°21′N 19°33′E / 41.350°N 19.550°E / 41.350; 19.550Coordinates: 41°21′N 19°33′E / 41.350°N 19.550°E / 41.350; 19.550
Country	Albania
County	Durrës
Municipality	Shijak
Population (2011)
• Administrative unit	12,381
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Vehicle registration	DR

Xhafzotaj is a village and a former municipality in the Durrës County, western Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Shijak.^[1] The population at the 2011 census was 12,381.^[2]

The area around Xhafzotaj is very flat. The main road from Durres to Tirana crossed the municipality while today the road leads mostly along the highway that bypasses the town to the northwest. Once a highly agricultural area, now the region is an important center of industry and trade in the Tirana-Durres region.

References

Administrative Divisions of Durrës County

County Seat: Durrës

Durrës	Durrës Ishëm Katund i Ri Manëz Rrashbull Sukth

Krujë	Bubq Cudhi Fushë-Krujë Krujë Nikël Thumanë

Shijak	Gjepalaj Maminas Shijak Xhafzotaj

Subdivisions of Shijak Municipality

Municipal Seat: Shijak

Administrative Unit of Gjepalaj	Çizmeli Eminas i Vogël Gjepalaj Hardhishtë Kënetë Likesh Shahinaj Shetël Shtrazë

Administrative Unit of Maminas	Bilalas Bodinak Karpen Karreç Maminas Metallë Rubjek Vlashaj

Administrative Unit of Shijak	Shijak

Administrative Unit of Xhafzotaj	Borake Guzaj Koxhas Pjezë Rreth Sallmone Vllazërimi Xhafzotaj

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