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Counties (Albanian: qarqe or qarqet), also sometimes known as prefectures (prefekturë), are the first-level administrative subdivisions of Albania, replacing the earlier districts. Since 2000, there have been 12 counties. Since 2015, they have been divided into 61 municipalities, 373 communes, and 2,972 villages.
County Population density Population Area Rank Density (inh./km 2) Rank Estimate (2011 census) Rank Area (km 2) Berat: 6 79 8 141,944 9 1,798 Dibër: 10 53 9 137,047 6 2,586 Durrës: 2 343 4 262,785 12 766 Elbasan: 4 92 3 295,827 3 3,199 Fier: 3 164 2 310,331 8 1,890 Gjirokastër: 12 25 12 72,176 4 2,884 Korçë: 9 59 5 220,357 1 3,711 Kukës ...
The first level of government is constituted by the 12 counties (Albanian: qarqe / qarqet), organized into their present form in the year 2000. [3] They are run by a prefect and a county council (këshill / këshilli i qarkut). Prefects are appointed as representatives of the national Council of Ministers. [4]
List of counties of Albania by GDP; List of counties of Albania by Human Development Index; List of counties of Albania by population; B. Berat County; D. Dibër County;
This is a list of cities and towns in Albania categorised by municipality, county and population, according to the criteria used by the Institute of Statistics (INSTAT). As of 2014, there were 74 cities classified as urban areas and 2,972 villages as rural areas in Albania. [1]
Communes (Albanian: komuna or komunat), officially known as administrative units (njësite administrative) or units of local administration, government, or governance (njësite të qeverisjes vendore) since 2015, are the 373 third-level administrative divisions of Albania which serve as its local government.
The gross domestic product (GDP) of the counties of Albania varies from one county to another as the economic development of Albania varies between the country's geographic regions reflecting historic developments, infrastructure available, especially routes of transportation, and diverse geographic setting of various parts of the country.
This article presents a list of counties of Albania by Human Development Index (HDI), which is a comparative measure of life expectancy, education, literacy, standard of living, per capita income and overall well-being of the citizens in each counties of Albania.