Sukth

Sukth is a village(commune) and a former municipality in the Durrës County, western Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Durrës.^[2] The population at the 2011 census was 15,966.^[1]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1989	9,582	—
2001	13,093	+36.6%
2011	15,966	+21.9%
2023	13,395	−16.1%
Source: [3][4]

Sukth
Municipal unit
The main road in Sukth i Ri
Sukth
Coordinates: 41°23′N 19°32′E
Country	Albania
County	Durrës
Municipality	Durrës
• Municipal unit	57 km2 (22 sq mi)
Elevation	12 m (39 ft)
Population  (2023[1])
• Municipal unit	13,395
• Municipal unit density	240/km2 (610/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal Code	2010
Area Code	(0)573

The village is divided by the Erzen river is into two districts, namely in Sukth i Ri and Sukth i vjeter. Sukth is located about three kilometres north of the historic market town of Shijak. The Adriatic Sea is only seven kilometres away.

Sukth municipality consisted of Sukth, Hamallaj, Kulla, Perlat, Vadardha and Rrushkull villages. The last mayor was Sherif Fortuzi.

Sport

The local football club is FK Sukthi.

Notable people

Below are notable personalities born in Sukth or that spent most of their lives in Sukth:

• Noizy, singer, rapper
• Renato Arapi, football player