Qark Berat
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| Qark : | Advises |
| Seat: | Advises |
| Former circles : | Berat , Kuçova and Skrapar |
| Surface: | 1798 km² |
| Residents: | 142.003 Status: 2011 |
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Population density: |
79.00 inhabitants / km² |
| Chairman: | |
| Qark Council: | 50 members |
| Members of Parliament : | 8th |
| ISO-3166-2 code: |
AL-01
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The Qark Berat ( Albanian Qarku i Beratit ) is one of the twelve Qarks in Albania . It is located in the southern Albanian hinterland and has an area of 1798 square kilometers. The capital and seat of the council and prefect is Berat .
geography
The Qark Berat covers an area in southern Albania on the middle and lower reaches of the Osum River around the city of Berat, the historical and economic center of the region. The southern part of the region is very mountainous. To the north it gradually changes into hill country, and the valley of the Osum, which flows from southeast to northwest, becomes wider and wider. The area in the far north around Kuçova belongs to the central Albanian Myzeqe plain. At 2,415 m above sea level A. is the Tomorr in eastern Qarks one of the highest mountains in southern Albania; he is surrounded by the national park named after him . The Shpirag ( 1197 m above sea level ) rises as a prominent mountain range west of Berat .
Today the Qark is divided into five municipalities. The area used to be divided into the three districts of Berat , Kuçova and Skrapar .
To the northwest is Elbasan Qark, Korça Qark to the east , Gjirokastra Qark south and Fier Qark to the west .
population
The population of the Qark is 142,003 people (2011 census), which corresponds to a decrease of more than a quarter in ten years.
The Sunni Islam (50.18%), the Bektashi (8.23%) and Orthodox Christianity (7.48%) are the most members religions. Also of atheism (3.42%) is common. Catholics (1.15%) are a small minority.
The Bektashi have an important sanctuary on Mount Tomorr, which is sacred to them, to which tens of thousands make pilgrimages on August 15th.
Politics and administration
The Qark Council (alb. Këshilli i Qarkut ) based in Berat has 50 members.
For the legislative periods of the Albanian parliament beginning in 2009 and 2013 , the Qark has eight members out of a total of 140.
| local community | Population (2011) | Old churches | Circles |
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| Advises | 60,031 | Berat, Otllak, Roshnik , Sinja, Velabisht | Advises |
| Kuçova | 31,262 | Kozara, Kuçova, Lumas, Perond | Kuçova , Berat |
| Poliçan | 10,953 | Poliçan, Tërpan, Vërtop | Berat , Skrapar |
| Skrapar | 12,403 | Bogova, Çepan, Çorovoda , Gjerbës, Leshnja, Potom, Qendër, Vendresha, Zhepa | Skrapar |
| Ura Vajgurore | 27,295 | Cukalat, Kutalli, Poshnja, Ura Vajgurore | Advises |
| circle | Capital | surface | Population (2011) |
Population (2001) |
Number of municipalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advises | Advises | 915 km² | 97,942 | 128,410 | 12 |
| Kuçova | Kuçova | 112 km² | 27,281 | 35,571 | 3 |
| Skrapar | Çorovoda | 775 km² | 16,721 | 29,874 | 10 |
Web links
- Official website (Albanian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Ines Nurja: Censusi i popullsisë dhe banesave / Population and Housing Census - Berat 2011 . Results Kryesore / Main Results. Ed .: INSTAT . Pjesa / Part 1. Adel Print, Tirana 2013 ( document for download as PDF [accessed January 31, 2019]).
- ↑ INSTAT (Ed.): Population and Housing Census in Albania 2011: Preliminary Results . Tirana December 2011 ( online version [PDF; 5.8 MB ; accessed on January 3, 2020]).
- ^ Albania Districts. In: Statoids. Retrieved October 30, 2011 .
Coordinates: 40 ° 44 ' N , 19 ° 59' E