Korçë

Municipality

Korça Photomontage

Seal

Korçë

Coordinates: 40°37′N 20°46′E / 40.617°N 20.767°ECoordinates: 40°37′N 20°46′E / 40.617°N 20.767°E

Country

Albania

County

Korçë

Government

• Mayor

Sotiraq Filo (SP)

Area

• Municipality

805.99 km² (311.19 sq mi)

Elevation

850 m (2,790 ft)

Population (2011)

• Municipality

75,994

• Municipality density

94/km² (240/sq mi)

• Administrative Unit

51,152

Time zone

CET (UTC+1)

• Summer (DST)

CEST (UTC+2)

Postal Code

7001–7004

Area Code

(0)82

Vehicle registration

Website

Official Website

Korçë (IPA: [kɔɾtʃə]; (definite Albanian form: Korça, other names see below) is a city and municipality in southeastern Albania, and the seat of Korçë County. It was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Drenovë, Korçë, Lekas, Mollaj, Qendër Bulgarec, Vithkuq, Voskop and Voskopojë, that became municipal units. The seat of the municipality is the city Korçë. The total population is 75,994 (2011 census), in a total area of 805.99 km² (311.19 sq mi). The population of the former municipality at the 2011 census was 51,152. It is the sixth largest city in Albania. It stands on a plateau some 850 m (2,789 ft) above sea level, surrounded by the Morava Mountains.

Korçë is named differently in other languages: Aromanian: Curceaua or Corceao; Bulgarian and Macedonian form: Горица, Goritsa; Greek: Κορυτσά, Korytsá; Italian: Coriza; Turkish: Görice; Romanian: Korça. The current name is obviously of Slavic origin. The name "Gorica", meaning hill in Slavic, is a very common toponym in Albania and Slavic countries.

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