Kuçovë

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Kuçovë
Municipality
From the top, Boulevard leading to the main square in downtown Kuçovë, Kuçovë Cinema, Shenyang F-6 Fighter jets at Kuçovë Aerodrome
UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal Code
5301-5304
Area Code(0)311
Websitebashkiakucove.gov.al

Kuçovë (Albanian definite form: Kuçova) is a municipality in south-central Albania. It was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Kozare, Kuçovë, Lumas and Perondi, which all became municipal units. The seat of the municipality is the town of Kuçovë.[1] The total population is 31,262 (2011 census),[2] in a total area of 160.33 km2 (61.90 sq mi).[3] The population of the former municipality at the 2011 census was 12,654.[2]

History

Ancient

Archaeologists found in the village of Katundas near Kuçovë six phases of inhabitation dating to the

Late Antiquity era.[4]

Modern

Kuçova has been an industrial city since the Italian influence in the early 1920s. In 1928 in “Dikatër” was drilled the first oil hole in Albania. From this moment onwards the city has been on oil drilling maps. Since 1928, the Italian company

AIPA had an agreement with the Zog I government that if the oil extraction would surpass 50,000 tonnes per year, this company would build a refinery in Albania. In 1939 Albania was occupied by Italians and therefore, though the oil extracted was more than 170,000 ton, the refinery was never built and the oil was transported to Italy.[5]

Qyteti Stalin

During

MiG fighters provided by the Soviet Union and China
and has been reduced to rotary wing aircraft only.

Economy

Kuçova is one of Albania's cities known for its oil industry along with

King Zog period, and much of the infrastructure is dated. Following the end of the communist period the town suffered a severe industrial decline
, with the closure of many factories and the destruction of the towns power plan in the riots following the failure of the pyramid banks. Today there is some evidence of a recovery with a large number of micro-businesses operating from former state run factories, although unemployment remains high. There are also a number of foreign owned banks and a small number of ATMs. Like many towns in Albania many young people immigrate abroad to seek employment.

Population

Currently the Kuçova district has a population of around 50,000. Of this population around 31,000 live in the city of Kuçova, classifying it as 12th of 65 municipalities on a national scale.[citation needed] Population density is 567 inhabitants/km2, which ranks the Kuçova district as the most heavily populated on a national scale. Another feature of this district compared with others in Albania is that city dwellers comprise 63% of the general population, the remainder living in villages nearby.

The city of Kuçova has 5 neighbourhoods (Albanian: lagje), Lgj. "11 Janari", Lgj. "Llukan Prifti", Lgj."11 Shkurti", Lgj. "Tafil Skendo", and "1 Maji". One of the largest parks in Kuçovë is called "Pishat" (The Pines). Like many other Albanian cities, Kuçova has a lot of coffee bars, restaurants and some hotels.

Education

There are two public high schools in the city, General High School (Shkolla e Mesme e Përgjithshme) "Myrteza Kepi" and General High School Kuçovë (Shkolla e Mesme e Përgjithshme Kucovë) and one non public high school. There are also five 1st to 9th grade schools; "18 Tetori", "28 Nentori", "Gaqi Karakashi", "23 Nentori" and "Deshmorët e Kombit". High school graduates who want to pursue a higher education go to other Albanian cities or outside the country.

Sports

The

Albanian Second Division. And their stadium is Bashkim Sulejmani Stadium
with a capacity of 5,000 spectators.

Twin towns – sister cities

Kuçovë is twinned with:

Israel Ramla, Israel

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6366. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Population and housing census – Berat 2011" (PDF). INSTAT. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  3. ^ "Correspondence table LAU – NUTS 2016, EU-28 and EFTA / available Candidate Countries" (XLS). Eurostat. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  4. ^ Institute of Archaeology bulletin. Institute of Archaeology bulletin. Vol. 30. University of London. 1993-01-01. p. 12. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
  5. ^ "History of Kuçovë". Municipality of Kuçovë. Archived from the original on 2011-09-05.
  6. ^ "Toli Shuka Kryetar i Këshillit Antifashist Nacional- Çlirimtar" (PDF). BashkiaKuçovë.gov.al.

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