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Shijak | |
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.svg)  Shijak | |
| Coordinates: 41°20′44″N 19°34′2″E / 41.34556°N 19.56722°E | |
| Country |  Albania |
| County | Durrës |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Elton Arbana (PS) |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 92.24 km2 (35.61 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 51 m (167 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Municipality | 27,861 |
| • Municipality density | 300/km2 (780/sq mi) |
| • Municipal unit | 7,568 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal Code | 2013-2014 |
| Area Code | (0)571 |
| Website | www |
Shijak (Albanian definite form: Shijaku) is a town and a municipality in Durrës County, west-central Albania. The municipality was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Gjepalaj, Maminas, Shijak and Xhafzotaj, that became municipal units. The seat of the municipality is the town Shijak.[1] The total population is 27,861 (2011 census),[2] in a total area of 92.24 km2.[3] The population of the former municipality at the 2011 census was 7,568.[2]
- ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6368. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Population and housing census - Durrës 2011" (PDF). INSTAT. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Correspondence table LAU – NUTS 2016, EU-28 and EFTA / available Candidate Countries" (XLS). Eurostat. Retrieved 2019-09-25.