Patos (municipality)

Patos
From the top, Distant View of Patos, Cultural Centre and former Town Hall, Street scene in Patos
Flag of Patos
Official logo of Patos
Patos is located in Albania
Patos
Patos
Coordinates: 40°41′N 19°37′E / 40.683°N 19.617°E / 40.683; 19.617
Country Albania
CountyFier
Government
 • MayorFation Duro (PS)
Area
 • Municipality82.59 km2 (31.89 sq mi)
 • Municipal unit38.84 km2 (15.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2023[1])
 • Municipality
18,227
 • Municipality density220/km2 (570/sq mi)
 • Municipal unit
12,255
 • Municipal unit density320/km2 (820/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal Code
9307
Area Code(0)381
Websitewww.bashkiapatos.gov.al

Patos (Albanian definite form: Patosi) is a town and a municipality in the County of Fier, Albania. The municipality was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Patos, Ruzhdie and Zharrëz, that became municipal units. The seat of the municipality is the town Patos.[2] The municipality's population is 18,227 as of the 2011 census,[1] in a total area of 82.59 km2.[3] It is the center of the oil industry in Albania, and is 7 kilometers southeast from the city of Fier.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
198923,605—    
200121,812−7.6%
201115,397−29.4%
202312,255−20.4%
Source: [4][5]
  1. ^ a b "Main Results of the Population and Housing Census 2023" (PDF). INSTAT.
  2. ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6370. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Correspondence table LAU – NUTS 2016, EU-28 and EFTA / available Candidate Countries" (XLS). Eurostat. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  4. ^ "Albania: All places/communes".
  5. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Institute of Statistics Albania.

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