Kashar is a village and former municipality in the Tirana County, central Albania. Its population in the 2011 census was 89,395.[1]
Kashar | |
|---|---|
.svg)  Kashar | |
| Coordinates: 41°20′54″N 19°43′04″E / 41.34833°N 19.71778°E | |
| Country |  Albania |
| County | Tirana |
| Municipality | Tirana |
| • Municipal unit | 37.34 km2 (14.42 sq mi) |
| Population (2023[1]) | |
| • Municipal unit | 89,395 |
| • Municipal unit density | 2,400/km2 (6,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal Code | 1051 |
| Area Code | (0)48 |
History
editThe village was first attested in 1456 as the battlefield between the League of Lezhë and the Ottoman Empire.[2]
In the 2015 local government reform, it became a subdivision of the municipality Tirana.[3][4]
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 10,969 | — |
| 2001 | 17,382 | +58.5% |
| 2011 | 43,353 | +149.4% |
| 2023 | 89,395 | +106.2% |
| Source: [5][1] | ||
Kashar consists of ten communities with a total population of almost 90,000.[6][7]
Economy
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Kashar is the industrial hub of Tirana with many large companies located there. The biggest Albanian company that is located there is ALBtelecom, a privately-owned company that offers telecommunication services. There is also the Coca-Cola Bottling Shqipëria. Kashar's economy also relies on agriculture and housing due to a huge influx of people coming to Tirana. Kashar hosts one of Tirana's main parks, Kashar Park, around the Kus village reservoir and the television station Top Channel.[8]
International relations
editKashar is twinned with:
References
edit- ^ a b c "Census of Population and Housing". Institute of Statistics Albania.
- ^ "History of Kashar" (in Albanian). Official website of Kashar. Archived from the original on 9 October 2010. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
- ^ "Albania Passes Landmark Territorial Reform". 1 August 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6375. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ "Albania: All places/communes".
- ^ "Demographics of Kashar". Archived from the original on 2015-04-07. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
2023pop3was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Parku i Kasharit (Purez – Kus) | APR Tirana".
- ^ MIRATIMIN E MARVESHJES SE BINJAKEZIMIT NDERMJET KOMUNES KASHAR DHE BASHKISE SINDOS SELANIK GREQI Archived 2010-10-09 at the Wayback Machine, Komuna Kashar (in Albanian)
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