Fier County
Appearance
Fier County
Qarku Fier | |
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![]() Fier from the air | |
![]() Location of Fier County within Albania. | |
Country | ![]() |
Municipalities | 6 |
Villages | 275 |
Established | 2000 |
County Seat | Fier |
Area | |
• Total | 1,890 km2 (730 sq mi) |
Population (2011 census) | |
• Total | 310,331 |
• Density | 160/km2 (430/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | AL-04 |
Website | www.qarkufier.gov.al |
Fier County (Albanian: Qarku i Fierit) is one of the 12 counties of Albania. The population at the 2011 census was 310,331, in an area of 1890 km².[1] Its capital is the city Fier.
Administrative divisions
Until 2000, Fier County was subdivided into three districts: Fier, Lushnjë, and Mallakastër. Since the 2015 local government reform, the county consists of the following 6 municipalities: Divjakë, Fier, Lushnjë, Mallakastër, Patos and Roskovec.[2] Before 2015, it consisted of the following 42 municipalities:
- Allkaj
- Aranitas
- Ballagat
- Ballsh
- Bubullimë
- Cakran
- Dërmenas
- Divjakë
- Dushk
- Fier
- Fier-Shegan
- Frakull
- Fratar
- Golem
- Grabian
- Gradishtë
- Greshicë
- Hekal
- Hysgjokaj
- Karbunarë
- Kolonjë
- Krutje
- Kuman
- Kurjan
- Kutë
- Levan
- Libofshë
- Lushnjë
- Mbrostar
- Ngraçan
- Patos
- Portëz
- Qendër, Fier
- Qendër Dukas
- Roskovec
- Remas
- Ruzhdie
- Selitë
- Strum
- Tërbuf
- Topojë
- Zharrëz
The municipalities consist of about 275 towns and villages in total. See Villages of Fier County for a structured list.
Demographics
According to the last national census from 2011 this county has 310,331 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the county include:[1]
- Albanians = 241,163 (77.71%)
- Greeks = 332 (0.11%)
- Macedonians = 18 (0.01%)
- Montenegrins = 5 (0.00%)
- Aromanians = 1,553 (0.50%)
- Romani = 1,640 (0,53%)
- Egyptians = 75 (0,02%)
- others = 171 (0.06%)
- no answer = 65,374 (21.07%)