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Rank | List of cities in Albania | County | Population | ||||||
1 | Tirana | Tirana County | 858,262 | |||||||
2 | Durrës | Durrës County | 201,519 | |||||||
3 | Vlorë | Vlorë County | 141,513 | |||||||
4 | Elbasan | Elbasan County | 126,703 | |||||||
5 | Shkodër | Shkodër County | 102,075 | |||||||
6 | Kamëz | Tirana County | 66,841 | |||||||
7 | Fier | Fier County | 55,845 | |||||||
8 | Korçë | Korçë County | 51,152 | |||||||
9 | Berat | Berat County | 32,606 | |||||||
10 | Lushnjë | Fier County | 31,105 | |||||||
Source: 2011 Census |
There are 74 cities in Albania holding the status of a city according to data by the Institute of Statistics.Albania's capital and largest city is Tirana. The country's second largest city and major port is Durrës. 46 of the cities listed here govern the municipality with the same. The remaining 28 are administrative units also known as "units of local governance" (njësi të qeverisjes vendore).