Tirana County

Coordinates: 41°15′N 19°45′E / 41.250°N 19.750°E / 41.250; 19.750
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Tirana County
Qarku i Tiranës (Albanian)
County
Lake Bovilla
Lake Bovilla
Flag of Tirana County
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Official logo of Tirana County
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Map of Albania with Tirana County highlighted
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Coordinates: 41°15′N 19°45′E / 41.250°N 19.750°E / 41.250; 19.750
Country Albania
SeatTirana
Subdivisions
5 municipalities:
Government
 • 
1st of 12
NUTS CodeAL022
Websiteqarkutirane.gov.al

Tirana County (

Republic of Albania. It is the tenth largest by area and the most populous of the twelve counties, with more than 912,000 people within an area of 1,652 km2 (638 sq mi). The county borders on the Adriatic Sea to the west, the counties of Durrës to the northwest, Dibër to the northeast, Elbasan to the east and Fier to the southwest. It is divided into five municipalities, Tirana, Kamëz, Kavajë, Rrogozhinë and Vorë, with all of whom incorporate twenty-nine administrative units
.

Dajti in the center and Divjakë-Karavasta
in the southwest.

toponyms, as its precincts are some of the earliest regions in Albania to be inhabited. Nevertheless, the city of Tirana was established as a city centuries later in 1614 during the Ottoman occupation of Albania
.

The capital of the county is Tirana, which is also the largest city by area and population in Albania. A gamma-world-city, it is the most influential economic and political center of the country.[2]

History

Pre-Albanian Independence

See also: Illyria and Illyrians

The region, which presently corresponds to the territory of the county of Tirana, has been continuously inhabited since the

Mount Dajt's quarry and within the Cave of Pëllumbas. As argued by various archaeologists, Tirana and its suburbs are filled with Illyrian toponyms, as its precincts are some of the earliest inhabited regions in Albania.[3] The Illyrians called the settlement Tërana. [citation needed
]

The oldest discovery in downtown Tirana was a Roman house, later transformed into an aisleless church with a mosaic-floor, dating to the 3rd century A.D., with other remains found near a medieval temple at Shengjin Fountain in the eastern suburbs. A castle possibly called Tirkan or Theranda, whose remnants are found along Murat Toptani Street, was built by Emperor Justinian in 520 A.D. and restored by Ahmed Pasha Toptani in the 18th century.[3] The area had no special importance in Illyrian and classical times. In 1510, Marin Barleti, an Albanian Catholic priest and scholar, in the biography of the Albanian national hero Skanderbeg referred to this area as a small village.[4]

Geography

Dajti National Park
.

Defined in an area of 1,652 km2 (638 sq mi), Tirana County is located in the

Mali me Gropa at 1,828 m (5,997 ft) above the Adriatic, though the lowest point is the Adriatic Sea at 0 m (0 ft).[6]

Tirana County from the shorelines of the

Shkumbin River along the border with Elbasan County
.

Climate

The Adriatic Sea and Skanderbeg Mountains have a particular influence to the climate of Tirana County, though it has a Mediterranean climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are generally warm and dry, while winters are relatively cool and mild, and rarely very cold.[7] The highest temperature of 41.5 °C (106.7 °F) was recorded in the city of Tirana, whereas the lowest temperature of −34.7 °C (−30.5 °F) was recorded in the village of Bixë.[7]

Protected areas

The

Mali me Gropa-Bizë-Martanesh Protected Landscape
.

Demography

Population growth of Tirana County in selected periods
Year 2001 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2020
Pop.596,704617,550683,927747,169816,222883,996906,166
±% p.a.—    +3.49%+2.59%+2.24%+2.23%+2.01%+1.25%
Source: [9]

Tirana County is the

Republic of Albania, with an increasing number of population.[10][11] Its center of population is located across the Plain of Tirana, in the metropolitan area of Tirana. The Institute of Statistics (INSTAT) estimated the county's population in 2021 at 912,190, constituting to 32% of Albania's population.[1]

Tirana County has experienced a generally high rate of population increase since the late twentieth century in part due to the fall of communism.[6] Internal migration has been a significant factor in its population growth, especially from Berat, Dibër and Kukës.[6] Nonetheless, the most densely populated areas are positioned in the flat western half, and the region around the relatively small corridor of the city of Tirana, thus the lowest densities are located in the mountainous eastern half.

As of the

Eastern Orthodox, 19,909 (2.66%) Bektashis, 1,783 (0.24%) Evangelists, 797 (0.11%) other Christians, 29,579 (3.95%) believers without denomination and 270 (0.04%) of other religions.[12] Nonetheless, 20,558 people (2.74%) were irreligious
while 113,844 (15.19%) did not declare their religion.

Settlements

Tirana County is overwhelmingly

2011 Census, the population of the unit stands at 418,495 with the adjacent municipality of Tirana having a population of 557,422 simultaneously constituting the largest metropolitan area in Albania.[12] Other units with a population over 10,000 include Kamëz, Kashar, Paskuqan, Farkë, Kavajë, Dajt and Vorë.[12]

The county's largest urban areas by population as of 2011.[12]

Rank Administrative unit Municipality Population Rank Administrative unit Municipality Population
1 Tirana Tirana 418,495 6 Kavajë Kavajë 20,192
2 Kamëz Kamëz 66,841 7 Dajt Tirana 20,139
3 Kashar Tirana 43,353 8 Vorë Vorë 10,901
4 Paskuqan Kamëz 37,349 9 Bërxullë Vorë 9,883
5 Farkë Tirana 22,633 10 Vaqarr Tirana 9,106

Economy

Transport

The terminal of Nënë Tereza International Airport.

Development and maintenance of

transportation in Albania are within the functions of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy in Tirana. Other entities, such as the Albanian Aviation Authority (AAC) and Albanian Road Authority
(ARRSH), provide the same service for the air and land transportation of the country.

Tirana County is served by

Roman Catholic nun and missionary, Mother Teresa, and offers connections to numerous destinations in different countries across Europe, Africa and Asia. The airport carried more than 3.3 million passengers in 2019 and serves as the principal hub for the country's flag carrier, Air Albania.[14]

The county is connected by a well developed system of expressways and motorways. The main west–east corridor is Rruga Shtetërore 2 (SH2), which connects the country's capital Tirana with the country's second largest city Durrës in Durrës County. The north-south corridor is Rruga Shtetërore 3 (SH3), which is currently being transformed into the Autostrada 3 (A3), covering the distance between Tirana and the country's fourth largest city Elbasan in Elbasan County. Rruga Shtetërore 4 (SH4) passes through Kavajë in the west from north to south linking Durrës with Greece. However, after its completion, the Arbër Highway will connect the county with Dibër County and North Macedonia.

Tourism

The contribution of tourism to the economy of Tirana has significantly increased over the past years.

Mali me Gropa-Bizë-Martanesh Protected Landscape
.

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tiranë County.

References

  1. ^ a b "Population on 1st January by prefecture and sex" (PDF). INSTAT. 7 May 2021. p. 6.
  2. ^ "The World According to GaWC 2020". Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC). Archived from the original on 6 October 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  3. ^
    ISBN 978-3-205-98255-5
    .
  4. ^ To know more about the history of Tirana, please consult Tirana ne shekuj: Terona, Theranda, Tirkan, Tirannea, Tirana : monografi, disa artikuj e materiale arkivore kushtuar historisë së Tiranës by Skënder Jasa. (Victoria, 1997)
  5. ^ "A new Urban–Rural Classification of Albanian Population" (PDF). Instituti i Statistikës (INSTAT). May 2014. p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 November 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Koncepti i Zhvillimit Rajonal per Qarkun e Tiranes" (PDF) (in Albanian). Tirana: Qarku Tiranë. November 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  7. ^ a b Noti, Elton; Totoni, Lorena (19 May 2012). "Qarku Tiranë–Guidë 2012" (PDF) (in Albanian). Qarku Tiranë. p. 6. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Databazë e Burimeve Turistike–Qarku Tiranë" (PDF) (in Albanian). Ministria e Turizmit dhe Mjedisit. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  9. ^ "Popullsia në 1 Janar sipas qarqeve dhe gjinisë 2001 - 2020" (in Albanian). Instituti i Statistikës (INSTAT). Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  10. ^ "Censusi i popullsisë dhe banesave/ Population and Housing Census 2011" (PDF) (in Albanian). Instituti i Statistikës (INSTAT). p. 133. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  11. ^ Dhuli, Elsa. "Vjetari Statistikor Rajonal, 2019" (PDF) (in Albanian). Instituti i Statistikës (INSTAT). p. 25. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  12. ^ a b c d e f "Censusi i popullsisë dhe banesave/ Population and Housing Census–Tiranë (2011)" (PDF) (in Albanian). Instituti i Statistikës (INSTAT). pp. 39–40. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 August 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  13. ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6375. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  14. ^ "Statistikat e transportit" (PDF) (in Albanian). Instituti i Statistikës (INSTAT). 27 January 2019. p. 2. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  15. ^ a b "Strategjia e Zhvillimit të Qendrueshëm të Bashkisë Tiranë 2018–2022" (PDF) (in Albanian). Bashkia Tiranë. pp. 71–75. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 June 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2020.

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