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Pogradec

Southern Europe

Pogradec is the eleventh most populous city in Albania and the capital of the eponymous municipality in Korce County, situated on a narrow plain between two mountain chains along the southwestern shore of Lake Ohrid. Its municipality had a population of 46,070 at the 2023 census, with 17,371 residents in the city proper. Pogradec lies within the UNESCO World Heritage listed natural and cultural heritage area of the Ohrid region and is the hometown of the Albanian writers Lasgush Poradeci and Mitrush Kuteli.

Facts
Population
20,848 1
Population Estimate Year
2011 1
Elevation (m)
700 1
Latitude
40.9 degrees north 1
Longitude
20.65 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Highland 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 2
Sources
1. Pogradec (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 20,848 (2011)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 40.9, longitude 20.65
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 700 m
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 20848 (2011)
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2. GeoNames: Pogradec - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 781988
    40.9025 20.6525 P PPLA2 AL 46 18 46070 702 Europe/Tirane
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 702 m
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 40.75, 20.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 40.75, 20.75
40.75 20.75 Csb
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Pogradec (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Southern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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