Devoll (municipality)

Devoll
Center of Bilisht
Center of Bilisht
Flag of Devoll
Official logo of Devoll
Devoll is located in Albania
Devoll
Devoll
Coordinates: 40°37′16″N 20°59′17″E / 40.62111°N 20.98806°E / 40.62111; 20.98806
Country Albania
CountyKorçë
SeatBilisht
Government
 • MayorEduard Duro (PS)
Area
 • Municipality453.27 km2 (175.01 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Municipality
26,716
 • Municipality density59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal Code
7006
Area Code(0)811
Websitewww.bashkiadevoll.gov.al

Devoll (Albanian: [ˈdɛˈvɔɫ]; Albanian definite form: Devolli) is a municipality in Korçë County, southeastern Albania. The municipality consists of the administrative units of Hoçisht, Miras, Progër and Qendër Bilisht with Bilisht constituting its seat.[1][2][3] As of the Institute of Statistics estimate from the 2011 census, there were 26.716 in Devoll Municipality.[1][4] It derives its name from the Devoll River flowing through the valley. The border point Kapshticë/Krystallopigi connects Devoll with the Greek regional units of Florina and Kastoria to the east and southeast. Devoll borders the municipalities of Kolonjë to the southwest, Korçë to the west, Maliq to the northwest and Pustec to the north. The area of the municipality is 453.27 km2.[1][5]

  1. ^ a b c "Pasaporta e Bashkisë Devoll" (in Albanian). Porta Vendore. Archived from the original on 9 October 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  2. ^ "A new Urban–Rural Classification of Albanian Population" (PDF). Instituti i Statistikës (INSTAT). May 2014. p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 November 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). pp. 6372–6373. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  4. ^ Nurja, Ines. "Censusi i popullsisë dhe banesave/ Population and Housing Census–Korçë (2011)" (PDF). Tirana: Institute of Statistics (INSTAT). p. 85. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 March 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Bashkia Devoll" (in Albanian). Albanian Association of Municipalities (AAM). Archived from the original on 18 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2021.