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Kamëz ( sq-definite, Kamza) is a municipality in Tirana County, Albania. It was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Kamëz and Paskuqan, that became municipal units. The seat of the municipality is the town Kamëz. The total population is 104,190 (2011 census), in a total area of 37.20 km2. The population of the former municipality at the 2011 census was 66,841.
Kamëz was one of the applicants for the 2019 European Green Capital Awards, which was won by Oslo.
Prior to the 1990s, Kamëz was a sparsely populated and predominantly agricultural area. Following the post 1990s Albanian population movements, the area experienced massive influxes of inhabitants from all over Albania. The newly formed city is known to bear impressive street names belonging to international personalities, capital cities, and organizations.
History
Prior to the 1990s, Kamëz was a sparsely populated and predominantly agricultural area. Following the post 1990s Albanian population movements, the area experienced massive influxes of inhabitants from all over Albania. The newly formed city is known to bear impressive street names belonging to international personalities, capital cities, and organizations.
Subdivisions
The municipality Kamëz consists of the town Kamëz and the following villages:Sports
The mainfootball
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
team, KS Kamza
Football Club Kamza was a football club based in Kamëz, Albania. Founded on 10 September, the club has competed in the lower levels of Albanian football for much of its history, except for the 2011–12 season where they were promoted to the Ka ...
, plays in the Albanian Second Division at Fusha Sportive Kamëz. It is the site of the Agricultural University of Tirana. The basketball team BC Kamza Basket
BC Kamza Basket is an Albanian basketball team that plays in the Albanian Basketball League. They were previously named BC Valbona Bajram Curri and based in the northern city of Tropoja, but relocated to Kamez in 2010.
Domestic achievements
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are 6 times national champions and play their home games at Salla Sportive Bathore
Salla Sportive Bathore is a purpose-built basketball arena built in 2013 in Bathore, Tirana
Bathore is an area just outside Tirana, the capital of Albania. It is part of the municipality Kamëz. The area, comprising approximately was a collecti ...
.
Twin and sister towns
* Castenaso, Italy * Kemalpaşa, Turkey * Macerata, Italy * Yonkers, United States * Komádi, Hungary * Dunaharaszti, Hungary * Pánd, HungaryCooperation and friendship
Kamëz also cooperates with: * Jena, GermanyReferences
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