Korçë County

Korçë County (Albanian: Qarku i Korçës) is one of the 12 counties of Albania, located in the eastern part of the country. The population at the 2011 census was 220,357, in an area of 3711 km².[2] It is the largest county of Albania by area. Its capital is the city Korçë.

Korçë County

Qarku Korçë
County
Borova memorial commemorating the massacre of German Wehrmacht in the 2nd World War
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Coordinates: 40°35′N 20°40′E
Country Albania
SeatKorçë
Subdivisions6 municipalities, 336 towns and villages
Government
 • Council chairmanAna Verushi
Area
 • Total3,711 km2 (1,433 sq mi)
Population
 (2020[1])
 • Total204,831
 • Density55/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
NUTS CodeAL034
WebsiteOfficial Website

Topography
Mountain Gramos

Topographically, most of Korçë County is elevated, including the Gramos range, which forms the connection between the Scardus to the north and the Pindus range to the south.

Borders

Korçë's eastern border is also Albania's eastern border, as the county borders North Macedonia to the northeast and Greece to the southeast. Domestically, it borders on Gjirokastër County (southwest). Berat County (west) and Elbasan County (northwest).

People

Most of the region's inhabitants are ethnic Albanians, but there are also important communities of Greeks (especially in the South), Macedonians (especially in the East), Aromanians (more concentrated in Western parts) and Roma. With regards to religion, the region hosts large concentrations of both Muslims (many of whom are Bektashis) and Orthodox Christians. According to the last national census from 2011, the county has 220,357 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the county include Albanians, Greeks, Macedonians, Montenegrins, Aromanians, Romani, Egyptians.[2]

Demographics
Religion in Korçë County (2011 census)
religion percent
Muslim
 
 58.98%
Orthodox
 
 16.25%
Prefer not to answer
 
 10.25%
believers without denomination
 
 8.38%
atheist
 
 3.61%
Not relevant/not stated
 
 2.29%
Bektashi
 
 2.07%
Catholic
 
 1.13%
Evangelist or Protestant
 
 0.08%
Other Christian
 
 0.06%
Others
 
 0.01%

Administrative divisions

Until 2000, Korçë County was subdivided into four districts: Devoll, Kolonjë, Korçë, and Pogradec. Since the 2015 local government reform, the county consists of the following 6 municipalities: Devoll, Kolonjë, Korçë, Maliq, Pogradec and Pustec.[3] Before 2015, it consisted of the following 37 municipalities:

The municipalities consist of about 340 towns and villages in total. See Villages of Korçë County for a structured list.

References
  1. "Popullsia e Shqipërisë". instat.gov.al (in Albanian and English). 12 June 2020. Archived from the original on 12 June 2020.
  2. 2011 census results Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Law nr. 115/2014 Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
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