Tirana
Tirana
Tiranë | |
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Toptani Centre Clock Tower | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Tirana  Tirana | |
| Coordinates: 41°19′44″N 19°49′04″E / 41.32889°N 19.81778°E | |
| Country | Albania |
| Region | Central Albania |
| County | Tirana |
| Municipality | Tirana |
| Settled | 1614 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council |
| • Mayor | Erion Veliaj[1] (PS) |
| • Council | Tirana Municipal Council |
| • Chairman | Toni Gogu[2] |
| Area | |
| • Capital city and municipality | 1,110 km2 (430 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,652 km2 (638 sq mi) |
| • Unit | 41.8 km2 (16.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 110 m (360 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Metro | 912,190 |
| • Municipality | 557,422[a] |
| • Municipality density | 502/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| • Unit | 418,495[b] |
| Demonym(s) | Albanian: Tiranas(e) Tirana dialect: Tirons(e) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code(s) | 1000-1054 |
| Area code(s) | +355 (0) 4 |
| Airport | Tirana International Airport |
| Motorways |  |
| Highways |   |
| Vehicle registration | TR |
| Website | tirana |
Tirana (Albanian: Tiranë or Tirana) is the capital and largest city of Albania. It is located in the centre of the country, enclosed by mountains and hills with Dajti rising to the east and a slight valley to the northwest overlooking the Adriatic Sea in the distance. It is among the wettest and sunniest cities in Europe, with 2,544 hours of sun per year.
The origin of the city name is unknown. According to one of the versions, its name comes from Tyrkanos Castle, which was near the current location of Tirana.[10]
References and notes
[change | change source]- ↑ "Mayor of Tirana". Bashkia Tiranë. Archived from the original on 23 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ↑ "Municipal chairman of Tirana". Bashkia Tiranë. Archived from the original on 23 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Pasaporta e Bashkisë Tirana" (in Albanian). Porta Vendore. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ↑ "Bashkia Tirana". Albanian Association of Municipalities (AAM). Archived from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ↑ "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 6 October 2021.
- ↑ Cite error: The named reference
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Census 2011swas used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page). - ↑ "44% of the economy in 2021 concentrated in Tirana, other districts fading". euronews.al. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ↑ "Economic inequality deepens year after year/ Tirana has the highest per capita income of 134% of the average". politiko.al. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ↑ Bashkia Tiranë - Tirana – Short Story
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