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Peqin | |
|---|---|
 Flag  Emblem | |
.svg)  Peqin | |
| Coordinates: 41°2′45″N 19°45′00″E / 41.04583°N 19.75000°E | |
| Country |  Albania |
| County | Elbasan |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Bukurosh Maçi (PS) |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 197.90 km2 (76.41 sq mi) |
| • Municipal unit | 17 km2 (7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 48 m (157 ft) |
| Population (2023[1]) | |
| • Municipality | 16,580 |
| • Municipality density | 84/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| • Municipal unit | 4,753 |
| • Municipal unit density | 280/km2 (720/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Peqins/e |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal Code | 3501 |
| Area Code | (0)512 |
| Website | peqini |
Peqin (IPA: [pecin], Albanian definite form: Peqini) is a town and municipality in Elbasan County, central Albania. The municipality was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Gjoçaj, Karinë, Pajovë, Peqin, Përparim and Shezë, that became municipal units. The seat of the municipality is the town Peqin.[2] The total population is 16,580 as of the 2023 census,[3] in a total area of 197.90 km2.[4] The population of the municipal unit as of the 2023 census is 4,753.[1]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 3,069 | — |
| 1960 | 3,492 | +13.8% |
| 1969 | 4,700 | +34.6% |
| 1979 | 5,800 | +23.4% |
| 1989 | 6,568 | +13.2% |
| 2001 | 7,267 | +10.6% |
| 2011 | 6,353 | −12.6% |
| 2023 | 4,753 | −25.2% |
| Source: [5][6][7] | ||
- ^ a b "Main Results of the Population and Housing Census 2023". INSTAT.
- ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). pp. 6368–6369. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
pop232was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Correspondence table LAU – NUTS 2016, EU-28 and EFTA / available Candidate Countries" (XLS). Eurostat. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Cities of Albania".
- ^ "Albania: All places/communes".
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Institute of Statistics Albania.