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Poliçan

Southern Europe

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
4318 1
Population Estimate Year
2011 1
Elevation (m)
256 2
Latitude
40.612222 degrees north 2
Longitude
20.098056 degrees east 2
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 5
Partially Attested
Area (sq km)
272.2 1
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
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2. Poliçan (Wikidata)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 40.612222, longitude 20.098056
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 256 m
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3. GeoNames: Poliçan - GeoNames
GeoNamesPlace record, elevation
Quote, Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 328 m
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4. 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, 20.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 40.75, 20.25
40.75 20.25 Csb
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5. GeoNames: Poliçan - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 781979
Quote, cities500 record 781979
40.61222 20.09806 P PPLA3 AL 40 10944370 781981 4318 328 Europe/Tirane
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Wikidata: Poliçan
Wikidata Q18751, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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