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Belsh

Belsh 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. 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.

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Coordinates: 40°59′N 19°53′E / 40.983°N 19.883°E / 40.983; 19.883
CountryAlbania
RegionCentral Albania
CountyElbasan
Government
 • TypeMayor–council
 • Mayor1Arif Tafani (PS)
 • CouncilBelsh Municipal Council
Area
 • Municipality23196.44 km2 (75.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Municipality
19,503a
 • Municipality density99.28/km2 (257.1/sq mi)
 • Administrative unit
8,781b
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
3008
Area code(0)582
Websitebashkiabelsh.al

Belsh (Albanian: [ˈbɛˈlʃ]; Albanian definite form: 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.25 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.26

Cityscape

Belsh stretches along the western and northern shores of the karst lake Liqeni i Belshit and is the main settlement of the Dumre plateau.

A panoramic view of Belsh


Municipal Council

Seat distribution in the Municipal Council source ↗

Following the 2023 local elections, the composition of the Council of Belsh is as follows:7

Name Abbr. Seats
Socialist Party of Albania
Partia Socialiste e Shqipërisë 		PS 10
Democratic Party of Albania
Partia Demokratike e Shqipërisë 		PD 3
Together We Win
Bashkë Fitojmë 		BF 2
Legality Movement Party
Lëvizja e Legalitetit 		PLL 2
Movement for National Development
Lëvizja për Zhvillim Kombëtar 		LZHK 1
Republican Party of Albania
Partia Republikane e Shqipërisë 		PR 1
Social Democratic Party of Albania
Partia Socialdemokrate e Shqipërisë 		PDS 1
Green Party of Albania
Partia e Gjelbër e Shqipërisë 		PGJ 1


Notes

Notes

  1. The municipality of Belsh consists of the administrative units of Fierzë, Grekan, Kajan, Rrasë and Belsh.245 The population of the municipality results from the sum of the listed administrative units in the former as of the 2011 Albanian census.26
  2. The estimation for the administrative unit of Belsh is to be taken into consideration.6
References

References

  1. "Kryetari Bashkia Belsh" (in Albanian). Bashkia Belsh. Archived from the original on 5 August 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  2. "Pasaporta e Bashkisë Belsh" (in Albanian). Porta Vendore. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  3. "Bashkia Belsh" (in Albanian). Albanian Association of Municipalities (AAM). Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  4. "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 24 September 2021.
  5. "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). pp. 6368–6369. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  6. Nurja, Ines. "Censusi i popullsisë dhe banesave/ Population and Housing Census–Elbasan (2011)" (PDF). Tirana: Institute of Statistics (INSTAT). p. 85. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 March 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  7. "HartaKQZ". 2019-07-05. Archived from the original on 5 July 2019. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
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