Counties ( sq, or ), also sometimes known as prefectures (), are the first-level Administrative divisions of Albania, administrative subdivisions of Albania, replacing the earlier districts of Albania, districts. Since 2000, there have been 12 counties. 2015 Albanian local elections, Since 2015, they have been divided into 61 municipalities of Albania, municipalities and 373 administrative units of Albania, administrative units.
History
Since Albanian Declaration of Independence, its Declaration of Independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1912, Albania has reorganized administrative divisions of Albania, its internal administration 21 times. The primary division until the year 2000 was into districts of Albania, districts ( sq, rrethe), whose number, size, and importance varied over time.
[A Brief History of the Administrative-territorial Organization in Albania]
, Ministry of State for Local Issues They were organized into groups comprising 12 counties beginning in 1991.
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The current status of the counties is based on the Constitution of Albania, 1998 constitution and was carried out on 31 July 2000.]
List
See also
* List of counties of Albania by population
* List of counties of Albania by population density
* List of counties of Albania by GDP, List of counties of Albania by Gross Domestic Product
* List of counties of Albania by Human Development Index
References
{{Articles on first-level administrative divisions of European countries
Counties of Albania,
First-level administrative divisions by country, Counties, Albania
Administrative divisions in Europe, Albania
Subdivisions of Albania
