Cities of Albania

There are 74 cities in Albania officially having this status ^{[1] [2] [3]} . The capital of the country and at the same time the largest city is Tirana . The second largest city is Durres .

This list shows the cities of Albania with a population of more than 10,000 people : ^[4]

Russian title	Albanian title	Census 01-01-1979	Census 04/14/1989	Census 04/01/2001	Census 01-10-2011	On the map	Photo	Comment
Berat	Berat	33,400	42 957	44 191	36,496			The administrative center of Berat Prefecture and Berat County. In 2008, the historic city center was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List as an example of the well-preserved urban development of the Ottoman era .
Burrels	Burreli	6400	10 343	12 139	10 862			Mati County Administrative Center. One of the outstanding natives of the city was Ahmet Zogu , king of Albania from 1928 to 1939.
Vlora	Vlorë	56,200	71 662	77 691	79 513			The administrative center of the prefecture of Vlore , and the district of Vlore . It is a port on the shore of the Bay of Vlora (Vlora Bay) of the Adriatic Sea .
Gyrocaster	Gjirokastër	19,400	24 207	20 630	19,836			The administrative center of the same region and district. Homeland of Albanian leader Enver Hoxha . It has the status of a museum city.
Grams	Gramsh	5300	...	10 477	8440			An ancient city and municipality in the Elbasan region of central Albania . The ancestors of the Italian communist Antonio Gramsci came from the city.
Durres	Durrës	66,200	82 719	99 546	113 249			The second largest and richest in sights city of Albania . Located on the Adriatic coast , 33 km west of Tirana .
Kawaii	Kavajë	20 900	25,200	24,817	20 192			The administrative center of Kawaii District. Transport center. In the days of socialism, it was the industrial and agricultural center of the region. The local football club Besa is playing in the First Division of Albania .
Kamza	Kamëz	...	...	...	...
Cramp	Korçë	52,800	63,623	55 130	51 152			The administrative center of the same name of Korcha district and Korcha region, is located at an altitude of 850 m.
Kruya	Krujë	9600	...	...	...			The administrative center of Kruja County. The name of the city comes from the Alb. krua - spring . Skanderbeg (Georg Kastrioti) , the national hero of Albania, was born in the city; his city ​​has a museum .
Kukes	Kukës	9500	13 511	16,686	...			A city in the homonymous region of Kukes , not far from the border with the autonomous region of Serbia - Kosovo and Metohija .
Kuchova	Kuçovë	17,200	21,709	18 100	12 654			A city in Berat County. During the communist period was an industrial center.
Lying down	Lezhë	6900	10 300	14,495	15 510			The administrative center of the region of Lying . The city has the Selimiye Mosque - a memorial to the Albanian national hero Skanderbeg .
Lushnya	Lushnjë	22,000	29,821	32,580	27,000			A city in the prefecture of Fier , the center of the district of the same name. In 1920 was a temporary capital. The statesman Wat Koreshi and singer Vache Zela were born in the city.
Balls	Laç	9500	...	...	...
Patos	Patos	11 600	...	...	...			A small town in the southwest of the country. Developed during World War II , becoming the center of Albanian oil production.
Peshkopiya	Peshkopi	7800	12 320	14 136	13 251			An important industrial center. The capital of Diber Prefecture and Diber County.
Pogradec	Pogradec	13,000	...	23 843	20,848			The center of Pogradec County in the region of Korca Located on the southwestern shore of Lake Ohrid at the foot of the Mokra Mountains.
Saranda	Sarandë	10 900	...	12 543	...			A resort town in the Vlora prefecture on the Ionian coast opposite the Greek island of Corfu . The port of Saranda is often called the "southern gate of Albania."
Tirana	Tiranë	189,000	238 057	343,078	418 495			The capital, the main political, economic and cultural center of the country. It is the administrative center of the region and district of the same name.
Fier	Fier	33 100	43,086	56,297	55 845			The administrative center of the same region and district . Formed in the XVIII century.
Shkoder	Shkodër	65,000	79 920	82 455	76,000			One of the oldest and most famous cities in Albania. Located on the shore of Lake Skadar .
Elbasan	Elbasan	61,200	80 650	87 797	78,703			The administrative center of the same region and district. The city has a 15th-century fortress with a museum.