Back Prefectura de Berat AN مقاطعة بيرات Arabic Condáu de Berat AST Берат (вобласць) Byelorussian Бэрацкая вобласьць BE-X-OLD Берат (област) Bulgarian Berat (rannvro) Breton Okrug Berat BS Comtat de Berat Catalan Qarku i Beratit CEB

Berat County

Berat County
Qarku i Beratit (Albanian)
County
View of Berat County from Tomorr Mountain
View of Berat County from Tomorr Mountain
Flag of Berat County
Flag
Official logo of Berat County
Emblem
Map of Albania with Berat County highlighted
Map of Albania with Berat County highlighted
Coordinates: 41°44′N 19°59′E / 41.733°N 19.983°E / 41.733; 19.983
Country Albania
SeatBerat
Subdivisions
5 municipalities:
Government
 • Council chairmanDonald Molishti (PS)[1]
Area
 • Total1,798 km2 (694 sq mi)
 • Rank9th
Population
 (2021[2])
 • Total119,450
 • Rank9th
 • Density66/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
HDI (2021)0.783
high · 8th of 12
NUTS CodeAL031
Websitewww.qarkuberat.gov.al

Berat County (Albanian pronunciation: [beɽat]; Albanian: Qarku Berat), officially the County of Berat (Albanian: Qarku i Beratit), is a county in the Southern Region of the Republic of Albania. It is the ninth largest by area and the ninth most populous of the twelve counties, with around 119,450 people within an area of 1,798 km2 (694 sq mi).[3] The county borders the counties of Elbasan to the north, Korçë to the east, Gjirokastër to the south and Fier to the west. It is divided into five municipalities, Berat, Dimal, Kuçovë, Poliçan and Skrapar, with all of whom incorporate twenty-five administrative units.[4]

  1. ^ "Kryetari". Këshilli i Qarkut Berat (in Albanian).
  2. ^ "Population on 1st January by prefecture and sex" (PDF). INSTAT. 7 May 2021. p. 6.
  3. ^ Popullsia e Shqipërisë (Report). Institute of Statistics (Albania). 1 January 2021. p. 6. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
  4. ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6366. Retrieved 25 February 2022.

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