Belsh

Belsh (Albanian: [ˈbɛˈlʃ]; Albanian definite form: Belshi) is a municipality in Elbasan County, central Albania. The municipality consists of the administrative units of Fierzë, Grekan, Kajan, Rrasë with Belsh constituting its seat.^[2][5] As of the Institute of Statistics estimate from the 2011 census, there were 8,781 people residing in Belsh and 19,503 in Belsh Municipality.^[2][6]

Belsh
Municipality
Center of Belsh
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Coordinates: 40°59′N 19°53′E
Country	Albania
Region	Central Albania
County	Elbasan
Government
• Type	Mayor–council
• Mayor[1]	Arif Tafani (PS)
• Council	Belsh Municipal Council
Area
• Municipality[2][3]	196.44 km2 (75.85 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Municipality	19,503[a]
• Municipality density	99.28/km2 (257.1/sq mi)
• Administrative unit	8,781[b]
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	3008
Area code	(0)582
Website	bashkiabelsh.al

Cityscape

Belsh stretches along the western and northern shores of the karst lake Liqeni i Belshit and is the main settlement of the Dumre plateau.

A panoramic view of Belshf

Notes

1. The municipality of Belsh consists of the administrative units of Fierzë, Grekan, Kajan, Rrasë and Belsh.^[2][4][5] The population of the municipality results from the sum of the listed administrative units in the former as of the 2011 Albanian census.^[2][6]
2. The estimation for the administrative unit of Belsh is to be taken into consideration.^[6]