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Elbasan ( / ˌɛlbəˈsɑːn / EL-bə-SAHN, [1] Albanian: [ɛlbaˈsan]; Albanian definite form: Elbasani, pronounced [ɛlbaˈsani]) is the fourth most populous city of Albania and seat of Elbasan County and Elbasan Municipality. It lies to the north of the river Shkumbin between the Skanderbeg Mountains and the Myzeqe Plain in central Albania.
Cities and towns in Albania belong to the following size ranges in terms of the number of population: One city larger than 250,000: Tirana. Seven cities from 50,000 to 250,000: Durrës, Fier, Elbasan, Kamëz, Korçë, Shkodër and Vlorë. Four cities from 20,000 to 50,000: Berat, Lushnjë, Pogradec and Kavajë.
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9 May - Albania competes in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with Lindita Halimi and her song World but fails to qualify for the grand final. 18 May - Political leaders met in Tirana, accepting the package deal offered by the EU and US. The political crisis came to an end. 23 May - New caretaker government voted in the parliament.
Albania's landscapes range from rugged snow-capped mountains in the Albanian Alps and the Korab, Skanderbeg, Pindus and Ceraunian Mountains, to fertile lowland plains extending from the Adriatic and Ionian seacoasts. Tirana is the capital and largest city in the country, followed by Durrës, Vlorë, and Shkodër.
The area of the capital Tirana, is one of largest cities in the Balkan Peninsula and ranks 7th with a population about 800,000. The second largest is the port city of Durrës, with a population of 201.110, followed by Vlorë, the largest city in southern Albania, with 141.513 inhabitants. The Institute of Statistics forecast that the population ...
- 9.7 births/1,000 population (2021)
- 0.22%
- 10.9 deaths/1,000 population (2021 )
- 2,793,592 (2022 est.)
Sep 11, 2019 · Major port cities in the country are Durrës and Vlorë which was Albania's first capital. Elbasan and Shkoder are among the oldest cities in Albania, and they play vital roles as cultural centers of the country. According to the 2011 Census, Albania had a population of about 2,831,741. Around 858,262 people live in Tirana, Albania’s capital.
In terms of population, Albania is one of the smaller countries in Europe, with just three million residents as of 2016.Its capital and largest city is Tirana, which was founded as a city in 1614, but the area around Tirana has been continuously inhabited since as long ago as the Bronze Age.
