Peqin

Peqin
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Official logo of Peqin
Peqin is located in Albania
Peqin
Peqin
Coordinates: 41°2′45″N 19°45′00″E / 41.04583°N 19.75000°E / 41.04583; 19.75000
Country Albania
CountyElbasan
Government
 • MayorBukurosh Maçi (PS)
Area
 • Municipality197.90 km2 (76.41 sq mi)
 • Municipal unit17 km2 (7 sq mi)
Elevation
48 m (157 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Municipality
26,136
 • Municipality density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
 • Municipal unit
6,353
 • Municipal unit density370/km2 (970/sq mi)
DemonymPeqins/e
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal Code
3501
Area Code(0)512
Websitepeqini.gov.al

Peqin (IPA: [pecin], Albanian definite form: Peqini) is a town and municipality in Elbasan County, central Albania. The municipality was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Gjoçaj, Karinë, Pajovë, Peqin, Përparim and Shezë, that became municipal units. The seat of the municipality is the town Peqin.[1] The total population is 26,136 (2011 census),[2] in a total area of 197.90 km2.[3] The population of the former municipality at the 2011 census was 6,353.[2]

  1. ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). pp. 6368–6369. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Population and housing census - Elbasan 2011" (PDF). INSTAT. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  3. ^ "Correspondence table LAU – NUTS 2016, EU-28 and EFTA / available Candidate Countries" (XLS). Eurostat. Retrieved 2019-09-25.