Qark Fier

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Qark : Fier
Seat: Fier
Former circles : Fier , Lushnja and Mallakastra
Surface: 1890 km²
Residents: 310.331   Status: 2011
Population
density: 		164 inhabitants / km²
Chairman:
Qark Council: 96 members
Members of Parliament : 16
ISO-3166-2 code: AL-04
Ruins of ancient Apollonia
St. Mary's Church in the Ardenica Monastery
Byllis : remains of the theater

The Qark Fier ( Albanian  Qarku i Fierit ) is one of the twelve Qarks in Albania . It is located in central Albania and has an area of ​​1890 square kilometers. The capital is Fier .

geography

The Qark Fier covers an area in central Albania, large parts of the Myzeqe plain and the hills of the Mallakastra to the south . The Adriatic borders the Qark in the west. The Seman River runs through the area from east to west. In the southeast the Gjanica and Vjosa form the most important waters. In the northwest of the area lies the Karavasta lagoon , about a quarter of which, together with parts of the spit , is protected as the Divjaka-Karavasta National Park .

In the north, the Shkumbin forms the border with Qark Durrës . In the north-east lies the Qark Elbasan , east of the Qark Berat . In the south-east there is a short section of the border with Qark Gjirokastra . To the southwest the Vjosa forms the border to the Qark Vlora .

The agricultural town of Fier forms the economic and administrative center. The second largest city is Lushnja in the northeast.

Today the Qark is divided into the six municipalities Divjaka , Fier, Lushnja, Mallakastra , Patos and Roskovec . Until 2015, the area was divided into the districts of Fier , Lushnja and Mallakastra and 42 communities.

population

The 2011 census recorded a population of 310,331. In the previous ten years, almost 20% of the net residents left the region.

About 48.52% of the population are Muslims , in addition 1.01% are Bektashites . About 13.76% of the population are Orthodox and 1.98% Catholic Christians. Almost 0.11% are Protestant, 0.06% belong to other Christian denominations. 7.15% are believers without a denomination, 3.61% are atheists and 20.93% gave no information about their religious affiliation.

Politics and administration

The Qark Council (alb. Këshilli i Qarkut ) consists of 96 members.

The Qark Fier has 16 members out of a total of 140 for the legislative period of the Albanian parliament beginning in 2009 and 2013 .

New parishes since summer 2015
local community Population (2011) Old churches circle
Divjaka 034,254 Divjaka, Grabjan, Gradishta, Rremas, Tërbuf Lushnja
Fier 120,655 Cakran , Dërmenas, Fier, Frakull, Levan , Libofsha, Mbrostar, Portëz, Qënder, Topoja Fier
Lushnja 083,659 Allkaj, Ballagat, Bubullima, Dushk, Fier Shegan, Golem, Hysgjokaj, Karbunara, Kolonja, Krutja, Lushnja Lushnja
Mallakastra 025,062 Aranitas, Ballsh , Fratar, Greshica, Hekal, Kuta, Ngraçan, Qendër Dukas, Selita Mallakastra
Patos 022,959 Patos, Ruzhdija, Zharëz Fier
Roskovec 021,742 Kuman, Kurjan, Roskovec, Struma Fier
The former circles
circle Capital surface Population
(2011)		 Population
(2001)		 Number of
municipalities
Fier Fier 000000000000785.0000000000785 km² 000000000165256.0000000000165.256 000000000200154.0000000000200,154 000000000000017.000000000017th
Lushnja Lushnja 000000000000712.0000000000712 km² 000000000117913.0000000000117.913 000000000144351.0000000000144.351 000000000000016.000000000016
Mallakastra Ballsh 000000000000388.0000000000388 km² 000000000025062.000000000025,062 000000000039881.000000000039,881 000000000000009.00000000009

Historic sites

The Qark Fier is rich in ancient sites, of which Apollonia is the most famous. The Illyrian town of Byllis and the Christian-Orthodox monastery Ardenica (13th century) also belong to it. Prehistoric finds have been made at Cakran . Various fortified hill settlements can be found in the Mallakastra area.

Web links

Commons : Qark Fier  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Ines Nurja: Censusi i popullsisë dhe banesave / Population and Housing Census - Fier 2011 . Results Kryesore / Main Results. Ed .: INSTAT . Pjesa / Part 1. Adel Print, Tirana 2013 ( document [PDF; accessed on January 31, 2019]).
  2. ↑ 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]).
  3. ^ Albania Districts. In: Statoids. Retrieved October 30, 2011 .

Coordinates: 40 ° 46 ′  N , 19 ° 37 ′  E