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Elbasan County
Qarku i Elbasanit (Albanian)
County
View of Krraba Pass
View of Krraba Pass
Flag of Elbasan County
Flag
Official logo of Elbasan County
Emblem
Location of Elbasan County
Coordinates: 41°0′N 20°10′E / 41.000°N 20.167°E / 41.000; 20.167
Country Albania
SeatElbasan
Subdivisions7 municipalities, 385 towns and villages
Government
 • Council chairmanErmira Urupi[1]
Area
 • Total
3,199 km2 (1,235 sq mi)
Population
 (2023[2])
 • Total
232,580
 • Density72.70/km2 (188.3/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
HDI (2022)0.795
high · 7th
NUTS CodeAL021
WebsiteOfficial Website

Elbasan County (Albanian: Qarku i Elbasanit) is one of the 12 counties of Albania. The population is 232,580 (as of 2023), in an area of 3199 km2.[2] Its capital is the city Elbasan.

Administrative divisions

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Until 2000, Elbasan County was subdivided into four districts: Elbasan, Gramsh, Librazhd, and Peqin. Since the 2015 local government reform, the county consists of the following 7 municipalities: Belsh, Cërrik, Elbasan, Gramsh, Librazhd, Peqin and Prrenjas.[3] Before 2015, it consisted of the following 50 municipalities:

The municipalities consist of about 385 towns and villages in total. See Villages of Elbasan County for a structured list.

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1950130,000—    
1960160,849+23.7%
1969206,842+28.6%
1979281,769+36.2%
1989357,497+26.9%
2001362,736+1.5%
2011295,827−18.4%
2023232,580−21.4%
Source: [4][5]

Elbasan County has 232,580 inhabitants as of 2023. The county is 89.9% Albanian, 1.86% Roma and Balkan Egyptian, 0.23% of a South Slavic ethnicity (mainly Bulgarian, but lesser numbers of Serbs, Macedonians, and Bosniaks), 0.06% Aromanians, 0.06% Greeks, and the rest unidentified or of mixed ethnicities.

Religion

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Between the 2011 and 2023 censuses in Elbasan, there were notable shifts in religious affiliation. The Sunni Muslim population decreased significantly from 64.4% to 52.9%, while Bektashi Muslims rose from 0.5% to 1.4%. The Catholic Christian population slightly declined from 1.0% to 0.7%, and Orthodox Christians remained stable at 5.2%. Evangelical Christians experienced a modest rise, from 0.1% to 0.3%.

There was a substantial increase in the irreligious population: atheists rose from 3.3% to 4.4%, and those identifying as believers without denomination grew significantly from 10.2% to 17.5%. Meanwhile, the "Not stated/other" category also saw an increase, rising from 15.3% to 17.5%.[6]

Population of Elbasan according to religious group (2011–2023)
Religion group Census 2011 Census 2023 (Revised Source) Difference (2023−2011)
Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage
Sunni Muslim 190,550 64.4% 123,133 52.9% -67,417 -11.5%
Bektashi Muslim 1,515 0.5% 3,186 1.4% +1,671 +0.9%
Total Muslim 192,065 64.9% 126,319 54.3% -65,746 -10.6%
Catholic Christian 3,054 1.0% 1,617 0.7% -1,437 -0.3%
Orthodox Christian 15,295 5.2% 12,140 5.2% -3,155 +0.0%
Evangelical 147 0.1% 679 0.3% +532 +0.2%
Total Christian* 18,591 6.3% 14,624 6.3% -3,967 +0.0%
Atheists 9,679 3.3% 10,167 4.4% +488 +1.1%
Believers without denomination 30,161 10.2% 40,747 17.5% +10,586 +7.3%
Total Non-religious 39,840 13.5% 50,914 21.9% +11,074 +8.4%
Not stated / other** 45,331 15.3% 40,723 17.5% -4,608 +2.2%
TOTAL 295,827 100% 232,580 100% -63,247 –

References

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  1. ^ "Konstituohet Këshilli i Qarkut Elbasan, Ermira Urupi zgjidhet Kryetare!". 25 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Main Results of the Population and Housing Census 2023" (PDF). INSTAT.
  3. ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). pp. 6368–6369. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Division of Albania".
  5. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Institute of Statistics Albania.
  6. ^ "Population statistics of Eastern Europe & former USSR". pop-stat.mashke.org. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
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