Durrës County
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Durrës County Qarku Durrës |
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Clockwise from top: Port of Durrës, Durrës Castle, Skanderbeg Museum, Krujë Bazaar, Antea Cement Factory and the City of Krujë
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 Location of Durrës County within Albania. |
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 Albania
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| Municipalities | 3 | |||||||
| Villages | 114 | |||||||
| Established | 2000 | |||||||
| County Seat | Durrës | |||||||
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| • Council Chairman | Alfred Mullaraj | |||||||
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| • Total | 766 km2 (296 sq mi) | |||||||
| Population (2011 census) | ||||||||
| • Total | 262,785 | |||||||
| • Density | 340/km2 (890/sq mi) | |||||||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |||||||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |||||||
| NUTS Code | AL012 | |||||||
| Website | Official Website | |||||||
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Durrës County is a county in central Albania. The Durrës County borders on the Lezhë County in the north, Dibër County in the east, Tirana County in the south and the Adriatic Sea in the west.
The central city Durrës is one of largest cities on the Adriatic Sea and ranks 5th with a population of 175,110 and one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities.
Durrës is home to Albania's main port, the Port of Durrës. The port is also the 10th largest cargo port on the Adriatic Sea that handle more than 3.4 million tonnes of cargo per year.
The historical city of Krujë is the second largest city in Durrës County.
Durrës County is located in the central part of Albania. It borders to the sea Adriatic Sea in the west. The climate is generally Mediterranean but varies by local topography. There are diverse microclimates in the county. Summers are dry while heavy rains are experienced during the winter.
The city of Krujë is found at an altitude of 600 m (1,969 ft) on the foot of Mount Krujë (Albanian: Mali i Krujës) of the Krujë Gorge, while south and west of the town is found the plain of the Ishëm River. The town is located in the northern part of the outer Albanides tectonic unit, which consists of anticlines of Mesozoic carbonate platforms.
The Ishëm is the biggest river in Durrës County, it brings water to the area north of the Albanian capital, Tirana. It forms part of a watercourse (Tiranë - Gjole - Ishëm), but only the lower third of the watercourse is known as the Ishëm.
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