List of cities and towns in Albania

This is a list of cities and towns in Albania categorised by municipality, county and population, according to the criteria used by the Institute of Statistics (INSTAT). As of 2014, there were 74 cities classified as urban areas and 2,972 villages as rural areas in Albania.^[1] The legislation of Albania provides no official classification on the criteria of how to define a city or urban area.^[1] Furthermore, according to the methodology for cities conducted by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), five areas, including Tirana, Durrës, Elbasan, Shkodër and Vlorë, can be classified as urban audit cities^[a].^[1][2]

Cities and towns in Albania belong to the following size ranges in terms of the number of population:

• One city larger than 250,000: Tirana
• Seven cities from 50,000 to 250,000: Durrës, Fier, Elbasan, Kamëz, Korçë, Shkodër and Vlorë
• Four cities from 20,000 to 50,000: Berat, Lushnjë, Pogradec and Kavajë

List

City[1]	Municipality	County	Population (2011)	Geographic coordinates	Ref.
Bajram Curri	Tropojë	Kukës	5,340	42°21′29″N 20°4′33″E	[3]
Bajzë	Malësi e Madhe	Shkodër	2,346	42°16′35″N 19°25′56″E
Ballsh	Mallakastër	Fier	7,657	40°36′3″N 19°44′11″E	[4]
Berat	Berat	Berat	36,496	40°42′24″N 19°57′8″E	[5]
Bilisht	Devoll	Korçë	6,250	40°37′16″N 20°59′17″E	[6]
Bulqizë	Bulqizë	Dibër	8,177	41°29′30″N 20°13′19″E	[7]
Burrel	Mat	Dibër	10,862	41°36′34″N 20°0′44″E	[7]
Cërrik	Cërrik	Elbasan	6,695	41°1′36″N 19°59′21″E	[8]
Çorovodë	Skrapar	Berat	4,051	40°30′15″N 20°13′38″E	[5]
Delvinë	Delvinë	Vlorë	5,754	39°57′17″N 20°5′56″E	[9]
Divjakë	Divjakë	Fier	8,445	40°59′47″N 19°31′57″E	[4]
Durrës	Durrës	Durrës	113,249	41°18′40″N 19°26′21″E	[10]
Elbasan	Elbasan	Elbasan	78,703	41°6′41″N 20°4′49″E	[8]
Ersekë	Kolonjë	Korçë	3,746	40°20′24″N 20°40′54″E	[6]
Fier	Fier	Fier	55,845	40°43′30″N 19°33′26″E	[4]
Fierzë	Tropojë	Kukës	1,607	42°15′47″N 20°1′30″E	[3]
Finiq	Finiq	Vlorë	1,333	39°54′25″N 20°3′32″E	[9]
Fushë-Arrëz	Fushë-Arrëz	Shkodër	2,513	42°3′43″N 20°0′59″E	[11]
Fushë-Krujë	Krujë	Durrës	18,477	41°28′44″N 19°43′14″E	[10]
Gjirokastër	Gjirokastër	Gjirokastër	19,836	40°5′0″N 20°8′20″E	[12]
Gramsh	Gramsh	Elbasan	8,440	40°52′10″N 20°11′3″E	[8]
Himarë	Himarë	Vlorë	2,822	40°6′10″N 19°44′44″E	[9]
Kamëz	Kamëz	Tirana	66,841	41°22′54″N 19°45′37″E	[13]
Kavajë	Kavajë	Tirana	20,192	41°11′16″N 19°33′29″E	[13]
Këlcyrë	Këlcyrë	Gjirokastër	2,651	40°18′32″N 20°10′55″E	[12]
Klos	Klos	Dibër	7,873	41°29′58″N 20°5′4″E	[7]
Konispol	Konispol	Vlorë	2,123	39°39′32″N 20°10′53″E	[9]
Koplik	Malësi e Madhe	Shkodër	3,734	42°12′49″N 19°26′11″E	[11]
Korçë	Korçë	Korçë	51,152	40°36′57″N 20°46′48″E	[6]
Krastë	Bulqizë	Dibër	1,540	41°29′30″N 20°13′19″E	[7]
Krrabë	Tirana	Tirana	2,343	41°12′58″N 19°58′14″E	[13]
Krujë	Krujë	Durrës	11,721	41°30′50″N 19°47′31″E	[10]
Krumë	Has	Kukës	6,006	42°12′0″N 20°25′0″E	[3]
Kuçovë	Kuçovë	Berat	12,654	40°48′13″N 19°54′52″E	[5]
Kukës	Kukës	Kukës	16,719	42°4′52″N 20°25′12″E	[3]
Kurbnesh	Mirditë	Lezhë	1,429	41°46′48″N 20°4′48″E	[14]
Laç	Kurbin	Lezhë	17,086	41°38′6″N 19°42′46″E	[14]
Leskovik	Kolonjë	Korçë	1,525	40°09′09″N 20°36′02″E	[6]
Lezhë	Lezhë	Lezhë	15,510	41°46′55″N 19°38′40″E	[14]
Libohovë	Libohovë	Gjirokastër	1,992	40°1′52″N 20°15′47″E	[12]
Librazhd	Librazhd	Elbasan	6,937	41°10′46″N 20°18′54″E	[12]
Lushnjë	Lushnjë	Fier	31,105	40°56′34″N 19°42′18″E	[4]
Maliq	Maliq	Korçë	4,290	40°42′30″N 20°42′0″E	[6]
Mamurras	Kurbin	Lezhë	15,284	41°34′39″N 19°41′32″E	[14]
Manëz	Durrës	Durrës	6,652	41°26′0″N 19°35′0″E	[10]
Memaliaj	Memaliaj	Gjirokastër	2,647	40°21′0″N 19°59′0″E	[12]
Milot	Kurbin	Lezhë	8,461	41°41′1″N 19°42′57″E	[14]
Orikum	Vlorë	Vlorë	5,503	40°20′0″N 19°28′0″E	[9]
Patos	Patos	Fier	15,937	40°41′0″N 19°37′10″E	[4]
Peqin	Peqin	Elbasan	6,353	41°2′46″N 19°45′4″E	[8]
Përmet	Përmet	Gjirokastër	5,945	40°14′1″N 20°21′6″E	[12]
Peshkopi	Dibër	Dibër	13,251	41°41′10″N 20°25′44″E	[7]
Pogradec	Pogradec	Korçë	20,848	40°54′25″N 20°38′53″E	[6]
Poliçan	Poliçan	Berat	4,318	40°36′36″N 20°5′56″E	[5]
Prrenjas	Prrenjas	Elbasan	5,847	41°4′0″N 20°33′0″E	[8]
Pukë	Pukë	Shkodër	3,607	42°2′40″N 19°53′59″E	[11]
Reps	Mirditë	Lezhë	1,899	41°51′58″N 20°1′33″E	[14]
Roskovec	Roskovec	Fier	4,975	40°44′16″N 19°42′10″E	[4]
Rrëshen	Mirditë	Lezhë	8,803	41°46′3″N 19°52′32″E	[14]
Rrogozhinë	Rrogozhinë	Tirana	7,049	41°4′35″N 19°39′55″E	[13]
Rubik	Mirditë	Lezhë	4,454	41°46′28″N 19°47′10″E	[14]
Sarandë	Sarandë	Vlorë	17,233	39°52′33″N 20°0′40″E	[9]
Selenicë	Selenicë	Vlorë	2,235	40°31′50″N 19°38′9″E	[9]
Shëngjin	Lezhë	Lezhë	8,091	41°48′49″N 19°35′38″E	[14]
Shijak	Durrës	Durrës	7,568	41°20′44″N 19°34′1″E	[10]
Shkodër	Shkodër	Shkodër	77,075	42°4′5″N 19°30′43″E	[11]
Sukth	Durrës	Durrës	15,966	41°22′42″N 19°32′9″E	[10]
Tepelenë	Tepelenë	Gjirokastër	4,342	40°17′44″N 20°1′8″E	[12]
Tirana	Tirana	Tirana	418,495	41°19′39″N 19°49′6″E	[13]
Ulëz	Mat	Dibër	1,229	41°41′0″N 19°53′4″E	[7]
Ura Vajgurore	Ura Vajgurore	Berat	7,232	40°46′30″N 19°52′30″E	[5]
Vau i Dejës	Vau i Dejës	Shkodër	8,117	42°0′0″N 19°38′0″E	[11]
Vlorë	Vlorë	Vlorë	79,513	40°28′14″N 19°29′27″E	[9]
Vorë	Vorë	Tirana	10,901	41°23′38″N 19°39′16″E	[13]

Map

Tirana

Durrës

Vlorë

Elbasan

Shkodër

Berat

Peshkopi

Gjirokastër

Krujë

Kukës

Fier

Lezhë

Pogradec

Sarandë

Tepelenë

Korçë

Himarë

Gallery

• 
  1. Tirana
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  2. Durrës
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  3. Vlorë
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  4. Elbasan
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  5. Shkodër
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  8. Korçë
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  9. Berat
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  13. Gjirokastër
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  15. Sarandë

Notes

1. An 'Urban Audit City' is an area, where at least 50% of the city's population lives in an urban centre as well as where at least 75% of the urban centre's population lives in a city.^[1]

References

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2. Dijkstra, Lewis; Poelman, Hugo. "Cities in Europe–The new OECD-EC definition" (PDF). Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). p. 13. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
3. Nurja, Ines. "Censusi i popullsisë dhe banesave/ Population and Housing Census–Kukës (2011)" (PDF). Tirana: Institute of Statistics (INSTAT). p. 85. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 March 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
4. Nurja, Ines. "Censusi i popullsisë dhe banesave/ Population and Housing Census–Fier (2011)" (PDF). Tirana: Institute of Statistics (INSTAT). p. 85. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
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9. Nurja, Ines. "Censusi i popullsisë dhe banesave/ Population and Housing Census–Vlorë (2011)" (PDF). Tirana: Institute of Statistics (INSTAT). p. 85. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 June 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
10. Nurja, Ines. "Censusi i popullsisë dhe banesave/ Population and Housing Census–Durrës (2011)" (PDF). Tirana: Institute of Statistics (INSTAT). p. 85. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 March 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
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12. Nurja, Ines. "Censusi i popullsisë dhe banesave/ Population and Housing Census–Gjirokastër (2011)" (PDF). Tirana: Institute of Statistics (INSTAT). p. 85. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 March 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
13. Nurja, Ines. "Censusi i popullsisë dhe banesave/ Population and Housing Census–Tirana (2011)" (PDF). Tirana: Institute of Statistics (INSTAT). p. 85. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
14. Nurja, Ines. "Censusi i popullsisë dhe banesave/ Population and Housing Census–Lezhë (2011)" (PDF). Tirana: Institute of Statistics (INSTAT). p. 85. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 March 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.