Belsh
Appearance
Belsh | |
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![]() Center of Belsh | |
Coordinates: 40°59′N 19°53′E / 40.983°N 19.883°E | |
Country | Albania |
Region | Central Albania |
County | Elbasan |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor–council |
• Mayor[1] | Arif Tafani (PS) |
• Council | Belsh Municipal Council |
Area | |
• Municipality[2][3] | 196.44 km2 (75.85 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Municipality | 19,503[a] |
• Municipality density | 99.28/km2 (257.1/sq mi) |
• Administrative unit | 8,781[b] |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 3008 |
Area code | (0)582 |
Website | bashkiabelsh |
Belsh (Albanian: [ˈbɛˈlʃ]; Albanian definite form: Belshi) is a municipality in Elbasan County, central Albania. The municipality consists of the administrative units of Fierzë, Grekan, Kajan, Rrasë with Belsh constituting its seat.[2][5] As of the Institute of Statistics estimate from the 2011 census, there were 8,781 people residing in Belsh and 19,503 in Belsh Municipality.[2][6]
Cityscape
[edit]Belsh stretches along the western and northern shores of the karst lake Liqeni i Belshit and is the main settlement of the Dumre plateau.
Notes
[edit]- ^ The municipality of Belsh consists of the administrative units of Fierzë, Grekan, Kajan, Rrasë and Belsh.[2][4][5] The population of the municipality results from the sum of the listed administrative units in the former as of the 2011 Albanian census.[2][6]
- ^ The estimation for the administrative unit of Belsh is to be taken into consideration.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Kryetari Bashkia Belsh" (in Albanian). Bashkia Belsh. Archived from the original on 5 August 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Pasaporta e Bashkisë Belsh" (in Albanian). Porta Vendore. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ "Bashkia Belsh" (in Albanian). Albanian Association of Municipalities (AAM). Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ "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 24 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). pp. 6368–6369. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ a b c Nurja, Ines. "Censusi i popullsisë dhe banesave/ Population and Housing Census–Elbasan (2011)" (PDF). Tirana: Institute of Statistics (INSTAT). p. 85. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 March 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
External links
[edit]- bashkiabelsh.al – Official Website (in Albanian)