Central Albania

{{Infobox settlement

| official_name = Central Albania

| native_name = Shqipëria Qendrore

| native_name_lang = sq

| settlement_type = Region

| image_skyline = Tirana,_consiglio_dei_ministri,_01.JPG

| image_caption = Tirana, the capital and seat of the Government of Albania

| image_map = NUTS of Albania (AL).png

| mapsize = 125px

| map_caption = Central Albania in yellow

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Albania

| area_total_km2 = 4967

| area_footnotes = {{cite web|url=https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_d3area/default/table?lang=en|title=Area by NUTS 3 regions - km2|work=Eurostat|access-date=1 June 2024}}

| population_as_of = 2023

| population_total = 991093

| population_footnotes = {{cite web|title=Main Results of the Population and Housing Census 2023|url=https://www.instat.gov.al/media/13626/cens-2023-census-botim.pdf|work=Institute of Statistics|access-date=1 June 2024}}

| population_density_km2 = auto

| blank_name_sec1 = NUTS code

| blank_info_sec1 = AL02

| blank_name_sec2 = HDI (2022)

| blank_info_sec2 = 0.797{{cite web|url=https://hdi.globaldatalab.org/areadata/shdi/|title=Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab|work=Global datalab|access-date=1 June 2018}}
{{color|#green|high}}

| demographics_type2 = GDP

| demographics2_footnotes = {{cite web|url=https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tgs00003/default/table?lang=en|title=EU regions by GDP|access-date=18 September 2023|work=Eurostat}}{{cite web|title=GDP per capita in 281 EU regions|work=Eurostat|date=26 February 2019|url=https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/2995521/9618249/1-26022019-AP-EN.pdf/f765d183-c3d2-4e2f-9256-cc6665909c80|access-date=27 February 2019}}

| demographics2_title1 = Total

| demographics2_info1 = €7.647 billion (2023)

}}

Central Albania ({{langx|sq|Shqipëria Qendrore}}) is a subdivision of Albania as defined by the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS). It is one of the three classified NUTS-2 statistical regions of Albania. The region incorporates the central parts of the country including the capital Tirana, and encompasses an area of {{cvt|4967|km2}}. It incorporates the counties of Tirana, and Elbasan. With a population of nearly one million, it is the most populated of the all the regions in Albania.

Classification

The country of Albania is organized into 12 counties for administrative purposes.{{cite web|title=Counties of Albania|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/albania/cities/|access-date=1 November 2024|work=Citypopulation.de}} The Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) organizes the country into three broader level sub-divisions.{{cite web|url=https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/nuts|title=NUTS classification|work=Eurostat|access-date=1 June 2024}}{{cite web |url=http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-RA-07-020/EN/KS-RA-07-020-EN.PDF |title=Regions in the European Union: Nomenclature of territorial units for statistics |work=European Commission |access-date=25 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110221195504/http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-RA-07-020/EN/KS-RA-07-020-EN.PDF |archive-date=21 February 2011 |url-status=dead}} These are classified as a NUTS-2 statistical regions of Albania, and incorporate one or more counties within it.{{cite web|url=https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/345175/629341/NUTS2021-NUTS2024.xlsx/2b35915f-9c14-6841-8197-353408c4522d?t=1717505289640|title=NUTS regions|work=Eurostat|access-date=1 June 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32016R2066|title=Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/2066 of 21 November 2016 amending the annexes to Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS)|work=EUR-Lex|access-date=3 February 2019}} The regions form the NUTS-3 territorial units under them.{{cite web|title=NUTS of Albania|url=http://www.instat.gov.al/media/204367/gdp_by_statistical_regions_level_2__3_year__2011.pdf|publisher=INSTAT|access-date=21 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924035535/http://www.instat.gov.al/media/204367/gdp_by_statistical_regions_level_2__3_year__2011.pdf|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=dead}}

Geography

Central Albania incorporates the central parts of the country around the capital city of Tirana, encompassing an area of {{cvt|4967|km2}}. The region is located in Southeastern Europe, bordering the Aegean sea.{{cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/albania/|title=Albania|work=CIA World fact book|access-date=1 June 2024}} It shares an international land border with

Struga Municipality of North Macedonia. It is bordered by the counties of Dibër and Durres of North Albania to the north, and Berat, Fier and Korce of South Albania to the south.{{cite web|url=https://www.mindat.org/loc-121058.html|title=Elbasan County|work=Mindat|access-date=1 June 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.mindat.org/loc-159406.html|title=Tirane County|work=Mindat|access-date=1 June 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/345175/17780005/2021-NUTS-2-map-AL.pdf/fc01eb23-ba36-5fee-e595-346f5bb32519?t=1698686326021|title=NUTS Maps: Albania|work=Eurostat|access-date=1 June 2024}}

The western part of the region consists of a narrow coast which reaches a maximum width of {{cvt|50|km}} in the Elbasan county. It is made up of marshlands, and eroded low lying scrublands often with no vegetation. Moving towards the west, the elevation increases gradually, and consists of arable lands suitable for agriculture. These lands extend towards the foothills of the central uplands called Çermenikë, which consist of small hills with average elevation ranging between {{cvt|305-915|m}}. The western part of the region lies on a faultline, and is in a seismically active zone.{{cite web|url=https://worldfacts.us/Albania-geography.htm|title=Geography of Albania|work=World facts|access-date=1 June 2024}}

The Albanian rivers that pass through the region flow from east to west due to the topography of the land. Due to its closeness to the sea, the western lowlands experience warm and humid summers, and milder winters. The precipitation increases while moving eastwards, with the central highlands experiencing the greatest rainfall.

= Sub-regions =

Central Albania consists of two counties: Tirana County and Elbasan County.{{cite web|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|work=Institute of Statistics|access-date=21 August 2022 |archiveurl=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}}

List

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scope="row" style=text-align:left \| Elbasan \| Elbasan \| Belsh, Cërrik, Elbasan, Gramsh, Librazhd, Peqin, Prrenjas \| style="text-align:right" \| {{convert\|3314\|km2\|abbr=on}} \| style="text-align:right" \| {{nts\|232580}} \| align="center" \| File:Stema e Qarkut Elbasan.svg \| align=center \| {{Coord\|41\|6\|N\|20\|8\|E\|display=inline\|region:AL_type:adm1st_source:dewiki\|name=Elbasan County}}
scope="row" style=text-align:left \| Tirana \| Tiranë \| Kamëz, Kavajë, Rrogozhinë, Tirana, Vorë \| style="text-align:right" \| {{convert\|1653\|km2\|abbr=on}} \| style="text-align:right" \| {{nts\|758513}} \| align="center" \| File:Stema e Qarkut Tiranë.svg \| align=center \| {{Coord\|41\|6\|N\|20\|8\|E\|display=inline\|region:AL_type:adm1st_source:dewiki\|name=Tirana County}}

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! style="width:90px;" scope="col" | County

! style="width:75px;" scope="col" | Seat

! style="width:75px;" scope="col" | Municipalities

! style="width:75px;" scope="col" | Area

! style="width:75px;" scope="col" | Population (2023)

! Emblem

! Geographic coordinates

scope="row" style=text-align:left | Elbasan

| Elbasan

| Belsh, Cërrik, Elbasan, Gramsh, Librazhd, Peqin, Prrenjas

| style="text-align:right" | {{convert|3314|km2|abbr=on}}

| style="text-align:right" | {{nts|232580}}

| align="center" | File:Stema e Qarkut Elbasan.svg

| align=center | {{Coord|41|6|N|20|8|E|display=inline|region:AL_type:adm1st_source:dewiki|name=Elbasan County}}

scope="row" style=text-align:left | Tirana

| Tiranë

| Kamëz, Kavajë, Rrogozhinë, Tirana, Vorë

| style="text-align:right" | {{convert|1653|km2|abbr=on}}

| style="text-align:right" | {{nts|758513}}

| align="center" | File:Stema e Qarkut Tiranë.svg

| align=center | {{Coord|41|6|N|20|8|E|display=inline|region:AL_type:adm1st_source:dewiki|name=Tirana County}}

Demographics

{{Historical populations|9=1989|10=806725|11=2001|12=960635|13=2011|14=1045192|15=2023|16=991093|align=right|cols=2|source={{cite web |title=Census of Population and Housing|url=https://www.instat.gov.al/en/themes/censuses/census-of-population-and-housing/|work=Institute of Statistics|access-date=1 June 2024}}}}

With a population of nearly one million, it is the most populated of the all the regions in Albania. The population consists of 448,003 males and 543,090 females. With a GRDP of €7.647 billion, the region contributes to more than 50% of the country's GDP.

References

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Category:NUTS 2 statistical regions of Albania