Belsh

Belsh (Albanian: [ˈbɛˈlʃ]; definite Albanian 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][3][4] 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][5] The area of the municipality is 196.44 km2.[2][6]

Belsh
Municipality
Center of Belsh
Emblem
Belsh
Coordinates: 40°59′N 19°53′E
Country Albania
CountyElbasan
Government
 • MayorArif Tafani[1] (PS)
Area
 • Municipality196.44 km2 (75.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Municipality
19,503
 • Municipality density99/km2 (260/sq mi)
 • Municipal unit
8,781
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal Code
3008
Area Code(0)582
Websitebashkiabelsh.al

Cityscape
A panoramic view of Belsh.

References
  1. "Kryetari Bashkia Belsh" (in Albanian). Bashkia Belsh. Archived from the original on 5 August 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  2. "Pasaporta e Bashkisë Belsh" (in Albanian). Porta Vendore. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  3. "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). pp. 6368–6369. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  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. 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 11 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  6. "Bashkia Belsh" (in Albanian). Albanian Association of Municipalities (AAM). Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
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