Elbasan County

Elbasan County
Qarku i Elbasanit (Albanian)
View of Krraba Pass
View of Krraba Pass
Flag of Elbasan County
Official logo of Elbasan County
Coordinates: 41°0′N 20°10′E / 41.000°N 20.167°E / 41.000; 20.167
Country Albania
SeatElbasan
Subdivisions7 municipalities, 385 towns and villages
Government
 • Council chairmanErmira Urupi[1]
Area
 • Total3,199 km2 (1,235 sq mi)
Population
 (2023[2])
 • Total232,580
 • Density73/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
HDI (2022)0.779
high · 7th
NUTS CodeAL021
WebsiteOfficial Website

Elbasan County (Albanian: Qarku i Elbasanit) is one of the 12 counties of Albania. The population is 232,580 (as of 2023), in an area of 3199 km².[3] Its capital is the city Elbasan.

  1. ^ "Konstituohet Këshilli i Qarkut Elbasan, Ermira Urupi zgjidhet Kryetare!". 25 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Main Results of the Population and Housing Census 2023" (PDF). INSTAT.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference pop232 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).