Fier County

County in southern Albania

County in Albania

Fier County

Qarku i Fierit (Albanian)

County

Vjosa Valley

Emblem

Map of Albania with Fier County highlighted

Coordinates: 40°45′N 19°35′E﻿ / ﻿40.750°N 19.583°E﻿ / 40.750; 19.583
Country|  Albania
Seat| Fier
Subdivisions|

6 municipalities:

*     * Divjakë
* Fier
* Lushnjë
* Mallakastër
* Patos
* Roskovec

Government

• Council chairman| Evis Sema (PS) [1]
Area

• Total| 1,890 km2 (730 sq mi)
• Rank| 8th
Population

(2021[2])

• Total| 286,002
• Rank| 3rd
• Density| 150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
HDI (2021)| 0.769
high · 10th of 12
NUTS Code| AL032
Website| Official Website

Fier County (Albanian pronunciation: [fieɽ]; Albanian: Qarku Fier), officially the County of Fier (Albanian: Qarku i Fierit), is a county in the Southern Region of the Republic of Albania. It is the eighth largest by area and the third most populous of the twelve counties, with more than 286,000 people within an area of 1,890 km2 (730 sq mi). The county borders on the Adriatic Sea to the west, the counties of Tirana to the north, Elbasan to the northeast, Berat to the east and Vlorë to the south, Gjirokastër Country to the sud east. It is divided into six municipalities, Fier, Divjakë, Lushnjë, Mallakastër, Patos and Roskovec, with all of whom incorporate forty-two administrative units.[3]

## Geography[edit]

Until 2000, Fier County was subdivided into three districts: Fier, Lushnjë, and Mallakastër. Before 2015, it consisted of 42 municipalities.[3]

## Demography[edit]

According to the last national census from 2011, Fier County had 310,331 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the county include:[4]

* Albanians = 241,163 (77.71%)
* Greeks = 332 (0.11%)
* Macedonians = 18 (0.01%)
* Montenegrins = 5 (0.00%)
* Aromanians = 1,553 (0.50%)
* Romani = 1,640 (0,53%)
* Egyptians = 75 (0,02%)
* others = 171 (0.06%)
* no answer = 65,374 (21.07%)

Islam is the largest religion in the county, forming 48.52% of the total population (150,559 people). There are also some Bektashi Muslims with 1.01% (3,137 people), 7.15% percent consisting of believers without a denomination (22,186 people) and Christians forming 15.91% of the county's population (Orthodox (13.76%) (42,993 people), Evangelists (0.11% (331 people) (and Roman Catholics) (1.98%) (6,149 people).

## See also[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fier County.

* Geography of Albania
* Politics of Albania
* Divisions of Albania

## References[edit]

1. ^ https://top-channel.tv/2023/07/07/konstituohet-keshilli-i-qarkut-fier-evis-sema-rizgjidhet-per-nje-mandat-te-dyte-si-kryetare/
2. ^ "Population on 1st January by prefecture and sex" (PDF). INSTAT. 7 May 2021. p. 6.[permanent dead link]
3. ^ a b "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6370. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
4. ^ "2011 census results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-05-25.

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* Dibër
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* Elbasan
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Southern Region|

* Berat
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* Gjirokastër
* Korçë
* Vlorë

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Subdivisions of Fier County

County Seat: Fier

Municipality of Divjakë|

* Divjakë
* Grabjan
* Gradishtë
* Remas
* Tërbuf

Municipality of Fier|

* Cakran
* Dërmenas
* Fier
* Frakull
* Levan
* Libofshë
* Mbrostar Ura
* Portëz
* Qendër
* Topojë

Municipality of Lushnjë|

* Allkaj
* Ballagat
* Bubullimë
* Dushk
* Fier-Shegan
* Golem
* Hysgjokaj
* Karbunarë
* Kolonjë
* Krutje
* Lushnjë

Municipality of Mallakastër|

* Aranitas
* Ballsh
* Fratar
* Greshicë
* Hekal
* Kutë
* Ngraçan
* Qendër Dukas
* Selitë

Municipality of Patos|

* Patos
* Ruzhdie
* Zharrëz

Municipality of Roskovec|

* Kuman
* Kurjan
* Roskovec
* Strum

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