Belsh

{{Short description|Municipality in Albania}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Belsh

| settlement_type = Municipality

| image_skyline = Belsh,_Albania_2018_05_Promenade.jpg

| image_caption = Center of Belsh

| image_alt =

| image_flag = Flag of Belsh.gif

| flag_alt =

| image_seal = File:Stema e Bashkisë Belsh.svg

| seal_alt = Seal of Belsh

| pushpin_map = Albania#Europe

| pushpin_relief = 1

| coordinates = {{coord|40|59|N|19|53|E|type:adm1st_region:AL_dim:100000|display=inline}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Albania

| subdivision_type1 = Region

| subdivision_name1 = Central Albania

| subdivision_type2 = County

| subdivision_name2 = Elbasan

| established_title =

| established_date =

| government_type = Mayor–council

| leader_title = Mayor{{cite web |publisher=Bashkia Belsh |title=Kryetari Bashkia Belsh |url=http://bashkiabelsh.al/bashkia-2/kryetari/ |access-date=24 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805215618/http://bashkiabelsh.al/bashkia-2/kryetari/ |archive-date=5 August 2020 |language=sq |url-status=live}}

| leader_name = Arif Tafani

| leader_party = PS

| leader_title1 = Council

| leader_name1 = Belsh Municipal Council

| area_blank1_title = Municipality{{cite web |publisher=Porta Vendore |title=Pasaporta e Bashkisë Belsh |url=https://portavendore.al/bashkia-belsh/pasaporta-e-bashkise/ |access-date=24 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210924102511/https://portavendore.al/bashkia-belsh/pasaporta-e-bashkise/ |archive-date=24 September 2021 |language=sq |url-status=live}}{{cite web |publisher=Albanian Association of Municipalities (AAM) |title=Bashkia Belsh |url=https://aam.org.al/en/bashkia-belsh/ |access-date=24 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021102327/https://aam.org.al/en/bashkia-belsh/ |archive-date=21 October 2020 |language=sq |url-status=live}}

| area_blank1_km2 = 196.44

| area_blank2_title = Administrative unit

| area_blank2_km2 =

| population_as_of = 2011

| population_blank1_title = Municipality

| population_blank1 = 19,503{{efn|name=fn1|The municipality of Belsh consists of the administrative units of Fierzë, Grekan, Kajan, Rrasë and Belsh.{{cite web |publisher=Instituti i Statistikës (INSTAT) |title=A new Urban–Rural Classification of Albanian Population |url=https://www.instat.gov.al/media/2919/a_new_urban-rural_classification_of_albanian_population.pdf |access-date=24 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191114101641/https://www.instat.gov.al/media/2919/a_new_urban-rural_classification_of_albanian_population.pdf |archive-date=14 November 2019 |page=15 |date=May 2014 |url-status=dead}} The population of the municipality results from the sum of the listed administrative units in the former as of the 2011 Albanian census.{{cite web |last=Nurja |first=Ines |publisher=Institute of Statistics (INSTAT) |title=Censusi i popullsisë dhe banesave/ Population and Housing Census–Elbasan (2011) |url=http://www.instat.gov.al/media/3062/4__elbasan.pdf |access-date=11 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200327145011/http://www.instat.gov.al/media/3062/4__elbasan.pdf |archive-date=27 March 2020 |location=Tirana |page=85 |url-status=live}}}}

| population_density_blank1_km2 = 99.28

| population_blank2_title = Administrative unit

| population_blank2 = 8,781{{efn|name=fn2|The estimation for the administrative unit of Belsh is to be taken into consideration.}}

| population_demonym =

| timezone = CET

| utc_offset = +1

| timezone_DST = CEST

| utc_offset_DST = +2

| postal_code_type = Postal code

| postal_code = 3008

| area_code = (0)582

| website = {{URL|https://bashkiabelsh.al/}}

}}

Belsh ({{IPA|sq|ˈbɛˈlʃ|lang}}; {{lang-sq-definite|Belshi}}) is a municipality in Elbasan County, central Albania. The municipality consists of the administrative units of Fierzë, Grekan, Kajan, Rrasë with Belsh constituting its seat.{{cite web |url=https://www.vendime.al/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/137-2014.pdf |title=Law nr. 115/2014 |language=sq |pages=6368–6369|access-date=25 February 2022 }} As of the Institute of Statistics estimate from the 2011 census, there were 8,781 people residing in Belsh and 19,503 in Belsh Municipality.