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In 2011, for the first time in the history of population censuses in Albania, the population in urban areas (53.7%) was larger than the population of rural areas (46.3%). [6] The Albanian language is the official language, but minority languages are officially used in some local government units. Albanian is declared as the native language by ...
Republic of Albania Republika e Shqipërisë (Albanian) Flag Coat of arms Motto: Ti Shqipëri, më jep nder, më jep emrin Shqipëtar "You Albania, give me honour, you give me the name Albanian" Anthem: "Himni i Flamurit" "Hymn to the Flag" Location of Albania (green) Capital and largest city Tirana 41°19′N 19°49′E / 41.317°N 19.817°E / 41.317; 19.817 Official languages ...
2017 population pyramid of Albania, from UN estimates. Since the proclamation of Independence on November 28, 1912, Albania has organized 12 population censuses. The first official census was conducted on November 15, 1923 and was restricted to a mere population count.
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: 11 36 ...
[e] Albanian population groups settled in Southern Greece between the 13th and 16th centuries and came to be known as Arvanites. Other Albanian population groups settled across Southern Italy and Sicily between the 11th and 16th centuries and came to be known as Arbëreshë. [72] Albanians have also migrated to Romania since the late 16th century.
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 ]
Since its Declaration of Independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1912, Albania has reorganized its domestic administrative divisions 21 times. The primary division until mid-2000 was into districts (Albanian: rrethe), whose number, size, and importance varied over time. [1] They were organized into groups comprising 12 counties beginning in ...
External estimates on the population of Macedonians in Albania include 10,000, [31] whereas Macedonian sources have claimed 120,000 to 350,000 Macedonians in Albania. [ 32 ] [ 33 ] Despite high levels of emigration the official number of people registering as Macedonians in Albania has more than doubled over the last 60 years, according to ...