Shkoder

Shkodër

Municipality

Shkodra photomontage

Seal

Shkodër

Coordinates: 42°04′N 19°30′E / 42.067°N 19.500°ECoordinates: 42°04′N 19°30′E / 42.067°N 19.500°E

Country

Albania

County

Shkodër

Government

• Mayor

Voltana Ademi (DP)

Area

• Municipality

872.71 km² (336.96 sq mi)

Elevation

13 m (43 ft)

Population (2011)

• Municipality

135,612

• Municipality density

160/km² (400/sq mi)

• Administrative Unit

77,075

Time zone

CET (UTC+1)

• Summer (DST)

CEST (UTC+2)

Postal Code

4001-4007

Area Code

(0)22

Vehicle registration

Website

Official Website

Shkodër ([ˈʃkɔdəɾ]; definite Albanian form: Shkodra [ˈʃkɔdɾa], for other names see the etymology section), is a city and municipality in northwestern Albania and the seat of the county with the same name. It is one of the oldest and most historic places in Albania and also in the Balkans, as well as an important cultural and economic centre. In ancient times, Shkodër was known under the name Scodra and was the capital of the Labeates, an old Illyrian tribe.

During many different epochs it has retained its status as a major city in the wider region, due to its geostrategic positioning close to the Adriatic and the Italian ports, but also with land-routes to other important cities and towns in neighbouring regions. The future Adriatic–Ionian motorway (orBlue Corridor) will be passing through Shkodër and continue south via Tiranë-Durrës-Gjirokastër.

The present municipality, which now extends from the Albanian Alps to the Adriatic Sea, was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Ana e Malit, Bërdicë, Dajç, Guri i Zi, Postribë, Pult, Rrethinat, Shalë, Shkodër, Shosh and Velipojë, that became municipal units. The seat of the municipality is the city Shkodër. The total population is 135,612 (2011 census), in a total area of 872.71 km². The population of the former municipality at the 2011 census was 77,075.

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