List of cities in Albania - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

This is a list of cities
City
A city is a relatively large and permanent settlement. Although there is no agreement on how a city is distinguished from a town within general English language meanings, many cities have a particular administrative, legal, or historical status based on local law.For example, in the U.S...

in Albania holding such a status by the Institute of Statistics (Insituti i Statistikës). Albania

Albania

Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...

's capital city is Tirana

Tirana

Tirana is the capital and the largest city of Albania. Modern Tirana was founded as an Ottoman town in 1614 by Sulejman Bargjini, a local ruler from Mullet, although the area has been continuously inhabited since antiquity. Tirana became Albania's capital city in 1920 and has a population of over...

and is by far the largest city

City

A city is a relatively large and permanent settlement. Although there is no agreement on how a city is distinguished from a town within general English language meanings, many cities have a particular administrative, legal, or historical status based on local law.For example, in the U.S...

and powerhouse of the Albanian economy

Economy of Albania

The economy of Albania has undergone a transition from its communist past into an open-market economy in the early 1990s. Although the country is rich in natural resources, the economy is mainly bolstered by emigrant annual remittances, the informal economy, and the services and agricultural...

. Albania's second city and major port is Durrës

Durrës

Durrës is the second largest city of Albania located on the central Albanian coast, about west of the capital Tirana. It is one of the most ancient and economically important cities of Albania. Durres is situated at one of the narrower points of the Adriatic Sea, opposite the Italian ports of Bari...

. Further, some cities form fourth level and final subdivisions called municipal units (njësi bashkiake, lagje or rajone). Even though cities do not form a separate administrative division level per se, they do form part of the urban municipality (bashki) administrative level in Albania.

Cities

Rank	City	2001 Census	2010 estimate
1	Tirana Tirana Tirana is the capital and the largest city of Albania. Modern Tirana was founded as an Ottoman town in 1614 by Sulejman Bargjini, a local ruler from Mullet, although the area has been continuously inhabited since antiquity. Tirana became Albania's capital city in 1920 and has a population of over...	352,581	570,837
2	Durrës Durrës Durrës is the second largest city of Albania located on the central Albanian coast, about west of the capital Tirana. It is one of the most ancient and economically important cities of Albania. Durres is situated at one of the narrower points of the Adriatic Sea, opposite the Italian ports of Bari...	113,465	180,193
3	Elbasan Elbasan Elbasan is a city in central Albania. It is located on the Shkumbin River in the District of Elbasan and the County of Elbasan, at...	95,554	97,372
4	Shkodër Shkodër Shkodër , is a city located on Lake of Shkoder in northwestern Albania in the District of Shkodër, of which it is the capital. It is one of the oldest and most historic towns in Albania, as well as an important cultural and economic centre. Shkodër's estimated population is 90,000; if the...	85,798	81,275
5	Fier Fier Fieri is a city in southwest Albania, in the district and county of the same name. It is located at , and has a population of 82,297 . Fier is from the ruins of the ancient Greek city of Apollonia.-History :...	56,297	61,382
6	Korçë Korçë Korçë is a city in southeastern Albania and the capital of the Korçë District. It has a population of around 105,000 people , making it the sixth largest city in Albania...	58,911	49,569
7	Vlorë Vlorë Vlorë is one of the biggest towns and the second largest port city of Albania, after Durrës, with a population of about 94,000 . It is the city where the Albanian Declaration of Independence was proclaimed on November 28, 1912...	85,180	47,691
8	Berat Berat Berat is a town located in south-central Albania. As of 2009, the town has an estimated population of around 71,000 people. It is the capital of both the District of Berat and the larger County of Berat...	45,572	42,468
9	Lushnjë Lushnjë Lushnjë or Lushnje is a city in Central-West Albania located at 40.95°N, 19.71°E. It is the center of the District of Lushnje in the County of Fier and has a population of about 54,813. The town was founded in late medieval times by a Turkish widow called Salushe. She built a rest stop on the...	38,336	41,316
10	Kavajë Kavajë Kavajë or Kavaja, capital of Kavajë District, Tirana County is a city situated on the western inlands, just a few kilometers off the Adriatic Sea, in Central Albania.The District of Kavajë has a population of 82,921 inhabitants as of January 1, 2010....	28,149	30,792

Other cities

Bajram Curri
Bajram Curri (town)
Bajram Curri is a town in Northern Albania on the border with Kosovo, in a remote, mostly mountainous region. Water from the mountains flow into the waters of the Valbona River, the latter being famous for having the clearest river water in Albania. The town is named after Bajram Curri, a national...
Ballsh
Ballsh
-Overview:The city's surrounding fields are rich in crude petroleum and are dotted by a series of oil wells established during the communist dictatorship. Only a fraction of these wells are operating today, but the city includes a working refinery, and outputs of naphthas are significant...
Bilisht
Bilisht
Bilisht is a city of about 12,000 people. It is the local capital of Devoll District, south-eastern Albania. The city is 9 km from the border with Greece at Kapshticë. The closest Greek town across the border is Krystallopigi in the Florina Prefecture. Bilisht is at about 800–850 meters above...
Bulqizë
Bulqizë
Bulqizë is a town in eastern Albania with an estimated population of 12,388 . It is the capital of the Bulqizë District, which is part of Dibër County....
Burrel
Burrel, Albania
Burrel is a city in northern Albania, 91 km from Tirana. It is the centre of the District of Mat.The city's population is 15,539 . Burrel is one of the largest districts in Albania. It is also known among Albanians as the "Land of Kings", as Gjon Kastrioti, the father of George Kastrioti,...
Cërrik
Cërrik
Cërrik is a city in the Elbasan District, Elbasan County, central Albania. Altitude 69. The population is approximately 18,764. The football team is KS Turbina Cërrik. In 1997 the Massacre of Cërrik happened....
Çorovodë
Çorovodë
Çorovodë, also written as Çorovoda is the main city of Skrapar District, Albania with a population of around 7,000. The Çorovoda River passes through the city and it is also home to a canyon, known as "Pirogosh". Allegedly, two kings, Piro and Goshi, named the cavern...
Delvinë
Delvinë
Delvinë is a small town in Vlorë County in southern Albania, 16 km northeast of Saranda. Delvinë is the seat of the Delvinë District. Delvinë has lost over a third of its citizens since 1990, having a population of 4,200 .The city is built on a mountain slope...
Divjakë
Divjakë
Divjakë is a municipality in the Lushnjë District, Fier County, western Albania....
Ersekë
Erseka
Ersekë is a town in southeastern Albania. Founded in the 17th century, Erseka is the capital of the Kolonjë District. Situated at the foot of the Gramos mountains, it is a small alpine town at 1050 meters in altitude, making it one of the highest towns in Albania.-History:The Kolonja range was...
Fushë-Arrëz
Fushë-Arrëz
Fushë-Arrëz is a municipality in the Pukë District, Shkodër County, northern Albania....
Fushë-Krujë
Fushë-Krujë
Fushë-Krujë is a city in the Krujë District in Albania. The city has gained a wider fame due to President George W. Bush's visit on Sunday, 10 June 2007. Fushe-Kruje was also the site of one of Skanderbeg's famous battles....
Gjirokastër
Gjirokastër
Gjirokastër is a city in southern Albania with a population of 43,000. Lying in the historical region of Epirus, it is the capital of both the Gjirokastër District and the larger Gjirokastër County...
Gramsh
Gramsh
Gramsh is a town in central Albania, the capital of the Gramsh District, which borders the district of Pogradec to the east. Its population is estimated at 11,556 ....
Himarë
Himarë
Himarë is a bilingual region and municipality along the Albanian Riviera in southern Albania and part of the District of Vlorë. Apart from the town of Himarë, the region consists of 7 other villages: Dhërmi, Pilur, Kudhës, Qeparo, Vuno, Iljas, and Palasë....
Kamëz
Kamëz
Kamëz is a city in Albania, a suburb 7 km north of Tirana. It is part of the Tirana District and County.From 1990 to 2005, the expansion of Tirana has brought Kamez into the conurbation....
Këlcyrë
Këlcyrë
Këlcyrë is a municipality in the Përmet District, southern Albania, located on the bank of the river Vjosë. The municipality consists of the town Këlcyrë and the villages Fshat Këlcyrë, Mbrezhdan, Maleshovë, Limar, Leskaj and Kala...
Klos
Klos
Klos may refer to:*Klos, Mat, a town in Albania*Klos, Elbasan, a village in Albania*Kłos, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, a village in Poland*KLOS, a radio station in California...
Konispol
Konispol
Konispol is the southernmost town in Albania. It sits one kilometer away from the Albanian-Greek border. The municipality consists of the town Konispol and the village Çiflik.The town's main interests are agriculture and viticulture...
Koplik
Koplik
Koplik is a city and urban municipality, serving as the capital of the Malësi e Madhe district in the northwestern tip of Albania. It is situated north of the city of Shkodër.-History:...
Krastë
Martanesh
Martanesh is a municipality in the Bulqizë District, Dibër County, eastern Albania. The settlement holding city status is Krastë....
Krrabë
Krrabë
Krrabë is a municipality in the Tirana District, Tirana County, central Albania....
Krujë
Krujë
Krujë is a town in north central Albania and the capital of the municipality and the Krujë District. It has a population of about 15,900. Located between Mount Krujë and the Ishëm River, the city is only 20 km from the capital of Albania, Tirana....
Krumë
Krumë
Krumë is the capital of the Has, northern Albania. It is a pleasant small town located at the north-west foot of the Bjeshka e Krumes mountain , from which comes a large source of underground water called Vrella with clean and cool water serving the domestic population's needs for fresh water...
Kuçovë
Kuçovë
Kuçovë is an Albanian city, capital of the Kuçovë District, with many parks and museums.-Ancient :Archaeologists found in the village of Katundas near Kuçovë six phases of inhabitation dating to the Neolithic, Chalcolithic, Bronze Age, Iron Age, urban Illyrian and the Late Antiquity era.- Modern...
Kukës
Kukës
Kukës is a town in Albania located at 42.09°N, 20.43°E in the district and county with the same name. It has a population of about 16,000 . The town is set among the mountains of northern Albania. It is famous for its role during the Kosovo conflict for taking in 450,000 refugees from Kosovo...
Kurbnesh
Selitë, Mirditë
Selitë is a municipality in the Mirditë District, Lezhë County, northwestern Albania. The settlement holding city status is Kurbnesh....
Laç
Laç
Laç or also Laçi is a city in northwestern Albania. It is the administrative center of the Kurbin District, which is part of Lezhë County. The official population is 23,400, however, the accuracy of official population statistics is questionable....
Leskovik
Leskovik
Leskovik is a municipality in the Kolonjë District, Korçë County, southeastern Albania. Leskovik came under Ottoman rule in 15th century and became part of the Sanjak of Ioannina.-Notable people:*Ibrahim Sirri Leskoviku, Albanian politician....
Lezhë
Lezhë
Lezhë is a city in northwest Albania, in the district and county with the same name. It is located at and has a population of about 27,500...
Libohovë
Librazhd
Librazhd
Librazhd is a town in eastern Albania, capital of the Librazhd District. It has a population of approximately 9,998. Librazhd is the nearest town to the Shebenik-Jabllanice National Park...
Maliq
Maliq
Maliq is a small town in the Korçë District of eastern Albania.It is the smaller of two cities in the district, the other being Korçë, southeast of Maliq. The municipality consists of the town Maliq and the villages Kolanec, Goce, Gjyras, Bickë, Fshat Maliq and Plovisht...
Mamurras
Mamurras
Mamurras is a small town of 7,600 people in Kurbin District of northwestern Albania. The town lies from the Mediterranean Sea.-External links :*...
Memaliaj
Memaliaj
Memaliaj in the district of Tepelenë in southern Albania is a small industrial town established in 1946 to support the mining activity in the area. In 1990 the production of coal was around 500,000 tons per year. After the fall of communism and introduction of a free market economy the mine closed...
Orikum
Orikum
Orikum is a municipality in the Vlorë District, Vlorë County, southwestern Albania. It was named after the ancient city Oricum, which was located 4 km west of modern Orikum. The municipality consists of the town Orikum and the villages Dukat Fushë, Dukat, Tragjas and Radhimë...
Patos
Peqin
Peqin
Peqin is the capital of the Peqin District in central Albania. The town has a population of 10,000.The ancient name of Peqin was Claudiana. The city's modern name derives from the Ottoman form Bekleyin, which means a place of hospitality. During Ottoman rule Peqin belonged to the Sanjak of Elbasan...
Përmet
Përmet
Përmet is a town in Albania, capital of Përmet District. The population is 7,717. It is flanked by the Vjosë river, which runs along the Trebeshinë-Dhëmbel-Nemërçkë mountain chain, between Trebeshinë and Dhëmbel mountains, and through the Këlcyra gorge....
Përrenjas
Përrenjas
Prrenjas is a municipality in the Librazhd District, Elbasan County, eastern Albania....
Peshkopi
Peshkopi
Peshkopi is a city in Dibër District, Dibër County, northeastern Albania.It is located away from Tirana, the capital of Albania, and from the Macedonian border. It is situated at 41°40'N and 20°25'. It sits above sea level. In the 2004 census, there were approximately 14,100 residents. It is...
Pogradec
Pogradec
Pogradec is a city in southeastern Albania, situated on the shores of Ohrid lake. It is the capital of the District of Pogradec, in the County of Korçë, located at 40.87°N and 20.70°E with a population of around 30,000 . The total area of the district is 725 km². Pogradec alone occupies about...
Poliçan
Poliçan
Poliçan is a city in Berat County situated in south-central Albania. It has a population of about 12,000 inhabitants and is surrounded by several hills from whom it is said the nominative derives from.It is composed by few neighbourhoods like Plirez, Pronovik ,Kalluc, Poligon, Lavdar and City center...
Pukë
Pukë
Pukë is the capital of the Pukë District in northern Albania. The town has a population of 6,495 . The local football club is called KS Tërbuni Pukë....
Roskovec
Roskovec
Roskovec is a small city of 25,000 people in the Fier District , in south-central Albania.-External links:*...
Rrëshen
Rrëshen
Rrëshen is a small Albanian city and the administrative seat of the Mirditë District, in northern Albania. In 2001, it had a population of 9,240 people.-The City:...
Rrogozhinë
Rrogozhinë
Rrogozhinë is a municipality in Kavajë District, Tirana County in Albania. The population currently is 28,758. The football club is KS Egnatia Rrogozhinë....
Rubik
Rubik, Albania
Rubik is a municipality located in the central-north of Albania in the mountainous Mirditë District along national roadway SH30 which links Tirana/Lezhë County with Rrëshen/Kukes and the new Durrës-Kosovo auto-strata...
Sarandë
Sarandë
Sarandë or Saranda is the capital of the District of Sarandë, Albania, and is one of the most important tourist attractions of the Albanian Riviera. It is situated on an open sea gulf of the Ionian Sea in the Mediterranean 2 nautical miles from the Greek island of Corfu. The city of Saranda has a...
Selenicë
Selenicë
Selenicë is a municipality in the Vlorë District, Vlorë County, southwestern Albania. The population is 6,900. The town is well-known for its bitumen mines. The football club is KS Selenicë....
Shëngjin
Shëngjin
Shëngjin is a coastal town in the Lezha District, northwestern Albania. The town is home to one of Albania's entry ports, Port of Shëngjin....
Shijak
Shijak
-Overview:Shijak is a Town in the country of Albania. Shijak is located within the administration of Durrës, 11 km away from the city of Durrës, and 38 km from the city of Tirana. The communes of Xhafzotaj, Gjepalaj, and Maminas border Shijak. The municipality has a surface area of 3.4...
Tepelenë
Tropoja
Ulëz
Ulëz
Ulëz is a municipality in the Mat District, Dibër County, northern Albania....
Urë Vajgurore
Urë Vajgurore
Urë Vajgurore is a town in Berat District, Berat County, central Albania.Ura Vajgurore is a town in the District of Berat in Albania.-History:...
Vorë
Vorë
Vorë or Vora is a municipality in Tirana District, Tirana County in Albania.While small, it is located at a major road junction and railway junction.-References:...

Spatial planning

As of the end of 2000s, the out of date address system did not keep up with the new construction developments to the detriment of local businesses and households. In 2009, the OSCE presence in Albania through funding from the EU launched the new address system database of all cities in Albania, including the beginning of street signs installation.

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