Elbasan County () is one of the 12 counties of Albania. The population is 232,580 (as of 2023), in an area of 3199 km². Its capital is the city Elbasan.

Administrative divisions

Until 2000, Elbasan County was subdivided into four districts: Elbasan, Gramsh, Librazhd, and

Peqin Peqin (, sq-definite, Peqini) is a town and municipality in Elbasan County, central Albania. The municipality was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Gjoçaj, Karinë, Pajovë, Peqin, Përparim, Pe ...

. Since the 2015 local government reform, the county consists of the following 7 municipalities: Belsh, Cërrik, Elbasan, Gramsh, Librazhd,

and Prrenjas. Before 2015, it consisted of the following 50 municipalities: * Belsh * Bradashesh * Cërrik * Elbasan * Fierzë * Funarë * Gjergjan * Gjinar * Gjoçaj * Gostimë * Gracen * Gramsh * Grekan * Hotolisht * Kajan * Karinë *

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* Kodovjat * Kukur * Kushovë * Labinot-Fushë * Labinot-Mal * Lenie * Librazhd * Lunik * Mollas * Orenjë * Pajovë * Papër *

* Përparim * Pishaj *

Polis Polis (: poleis) means 'city' in Ancient Greek. The ancient word ''polis'' had socio-political connotations not possessed by modern usage. For example, Modern Greek πόλη (polē) is located within a (''khôra''), "country", which is a πατ ...

* Poroçan * Prrenjas * Qendër Librazhd * Qukës * Rrajcë * Rrasë * Shalës * Shezë * Shirgjan * Shushicë * Skënderbegas * Steblevë * Stravaj * Sult * Tregan * Tunjë * Zavalinë The municipalities consist of about 385 towns and villages in total. See Villages of Elbasan County for a structured list.

Demographics

Elbasan County has 266,245 inhabitants as of January 2021. Ethnic groups in the county include, as of the last national census from 2011: *Albanians = 253,170 (85.58%) * Macedonians = 94 (0.03%) *

Montenegrins Montenegrins (, or ) are a South Slavic ethnic group that share a common ancestry, culture, history, and language, identified with the country of Montenegro. Montenegrins are mostly Orthodox Christians; however, the population also includes ...

= 10 (0.00%) *

Aromanians The Aromanians () are an Ethnic groups in Europe, ethnic group native to the southern Balkans who speak Aromanian language, Aromanian, an Eastern Romance language. They traditionally live in central and southern Albania, south-western Bulgari ...

= 747 (0.25%) * Romani = 1,064 (0.36%) *

Egyptians Egyptians (, ; , ; ) are an ethnic group native to the Nile, Nile Valley in Egypt. Egyptian identity is closely tied to Geography of Egypt, geography. The population is concentrated in the Nile Valley, a small strip of cultivable land stretchi ...

= 433 (0.15%) * Turkish = 300 (0.13%) *others = 149 (0.05%) *no answer = 39,980 (13.51%)

Religion

Between the 2011 and 2023 censuses in Elbasan, there were notable shifts in religious affiliation. The

Muslim Muslims () are people who adhere to Islam, a Monotheism, monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God ...

population decreased significantly from 64.4% to 52.9%, while Bektashism 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%.

References

External links

Regional Council of Elbasan
{{Authority control Elbasan