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Municipality of Korça

Korçë
Municipality
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Korça
Stema e Bashkisë Korçë.svg
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Korçë is located in Albania
Korçë
Korçë
Coordinates: 40°37′N 20°46′E / 40.617°N 20.767°E / 40.617; 20.767Coordinates: 40°37′N 20°46′E / 40.617°N 20.767°E / 40.617; 20.767
Country Albania 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 AL
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 Горица, Goritsa; Greek: Κορυτσά, Korytsá; Italian: Coriza; Turkish: Görice. The current name is of Slavic origin. The word "Gorica" means "hill" in Old Church Slavonic, and is a very common toponym in Albania and Slavic countries (e.g. Podgorica, Pogradec).


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