Klos | |
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Municipality | |
Klos seen from distance
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Coordinates: 41°29′58″N 20°05′40″E / 41.49944°N 20.09444°ECoordinates: 41°29′58″N 20°05′40″E / 41.49944°N 20.09444°E | |
Country | Albania |
County | Dibër |
Government | |
• Mayor | Basir Çupa (DP) |
Area | |
• Municipality | 357.48 km2 (138.02 sq mi) |
• Administrative Unit | 130 km2 (50 sq mi) |
Elevation | 277 m (909 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Municipality | 16,618 |
• Municipality density | 46/km2 (120/sq mi) |
• Administrative Unit | 7,873 |
• Administrative Unit density | 61/km2 (160/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Postal Code | 8002 |
Area Code | (0)287 |
Vehicle registration | AL |
Website | Official Website |
Klos is a town and a municipality in Dibër County, eastern Albania. It was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Gurrë, Klos, Suç and Xibër, that became municipal units. The seat of the municipality is the town Klos. The total population is 16,618 (2011 census), in a total area of 357.48 km2. The population of the former municipality at the 2011 census was 7,873. Klos lies 28.5 kilometers (17¾ mi) 'as the crow flies' from Tirana and 14 kilometers (9 mi) from Burrel. Klos has had a football team named Harketari Klos KF which has never reached the Albanian top tier.