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Belsh

Belsh
Municipality
Center of Belsh
Center of Belsh
Flag of Belsh
Flag
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Belsh is located in Albania
Belsh
Belsh
Belsh is located in Europe
Belsh
Belsh
Coordinates: 40°59′N 19°53′E / 40.983°N 19.883°E / 40.983; 19.883
CountryAlbania
RegionCentral Albania
CountyElbasan
Government
 • TypeMayor–council
 • Mayor[1]Arif Tafani (PS)
 • CouncilBelsh Municipal Council
Area
 • Municipality[2][3]196.44 km2 (75.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Municipality
19,503[a]
 • Municipality density99.28/km2 (257.1/sq mi)
 • Administrative unit
8,781[b]
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
3008
Area code(0)582
Websitebashkiabelsh.al

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

Belsh stretches along the western and northern shores of the karst lake Liqeni i Belshit and is the main settlement of the Dumre plateau.

A panoramic view of Belshf

Notes

  1. ^ 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]
  2. ^ The estimation for the administrative unit of Belsh is to be taken into consideration.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Kryetari Bashkia Belsh" (in Albanian). Bashkia Belsh. Archived from the original on 5 August 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Bashkia Belsh" (in Albanian). Albanian Association of Municipalities (AAM). Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ a b "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). pp. 6368–6369. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  6. ^ 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.
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belsh