Poliçan is a city and municipality in south-central Albania, formed at the 2015 local government reform through the merger of the former municipalities of Poliçan, Terpan and Vertop, which became its municipal units, with the town of Poliçan as its seat. The municipality's total population is 10,953 across 272.20 square kilometers. Historically part of Berat County, the city was reassigned to Skrapar from 1978 to 1991 under political pressure from the regime of the time, and it was established as an industrial center.
Facts
Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Latitude40.612222 degrees north 2 Partially Attested
Area (sq km)The 272.20 square kilometre figure is the area of the whole Poliçan municipality formed in 2015, not of the town or its former municipality alone. Sources
1. Wikipedia: Poliçan
Introduction, paragraph 1, former municipality population
The population of the former municipality at the 2011 census was 4,318.
Introduction, paragraph 1, census year of the former municipality figure
The population of the former municipality at the 2011 census was 4,318.
Introduction, paragraph 1, municipality total area
The total population is 10,953 (2011 census), in a total area of 272.20 km2.
- In Group: Cities of Southern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
View the Source2. Poliçan (Wikidata)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 40.612222, longitude 20.098056
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 256 m
View the SourceWikidata: Poliçan
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