Fier County

Fier County Qarku Fier
County
Fier from the air
Coat of arms of Fier County Coat of arms
Location of Fier County within Albania. Location of Fier County within Albania.
Country	Albania
Municipalities	6
Villages	275
Established	2000
County Seat	Fier
Area
• Total	1,890 km2 (730 sq mi)
Population (2011 census)
• Total	310,331
• Density	160/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
ISO 3166 code	AL-04
Website	www.qarkufier.gov.al

Fier County (Albanian: Qarku i Fierit) is one of the 12 counties of Albania. The population at the 2011 census was 310,331, in an area of 1890 km². Its capital is the city Fier.

Administrative divisions

Until 2000, Fier County was subdivided into three districts: Fier, Lushnjë, and Mallakastër. Since the 2015 local government reform, the county consists of the following 6 municipalities: Divjakë, Fier, Lushnjë, Mallakastër, Patos and Roskovec. Before 2015, it consisted of the following 42 municipalities:

• Allkaj
• Aranitas
• Ballagat
• Ballsh
• Bubullimë
• Cakran
• Dërmenas
• Divjakë
• Dushk
• Fier
• Fier-Shegan
• Frakull
• Fratar
• Golem
• Grabian
• Gradishtë
• Greshicë
• Hekal
• Hysgjokaj
• Karbunarë
• Kolonjë
• Krutje
• Kuman
• Kurjan
• Kutë
• Levan
• Libofshë
• Lushnjë
• Mbrostar
• Ngraçan
• Patos
• Portëz
• Qendër, Fier
• Qendër Dukas
• Roskovec
• Remas
• Ruzhdie
• Selitë
• Strum
• Tërbuf
• Topojë
• Zharrëz

The municipalities consist of about 275 towns and villages in total. See Villages of Fier County for a structured list.

Demographics

According to the last national census from 2011 this county has 310,331 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the county include:

• Albanians = 241,163 (77.71%)
• Greeks = 332 (0.11%)
• Macedonians = 18 (0.01%)
• Montenegrins = 5 (0.00%)
• Aromanians = 1,553 (0.50%)
• Romani = 1,640 (0,53%)
• Egyptians = 75 (0,02%)
• others = 171 (0.06%)
• no answer = 65,374 (21.07%)

External links

• Regional Council of Fier