Administrative divisions of Albania Ndarja Administrative e Republikës së Shqipërisë (Albanian) | |
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Category | Unitary state |
Location | Albania |
Number | 12 counties 61 municipalities 373 administrative units 2,972 villages |
Populations | Total: 2,845,955 |
Areas | Total: 28,748 km2 (11,100 sq mi) |
Administrative Divisions of Albania |
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The administrative divisions of Albania comprise 12 counties, 61 municipalities, 373 administrative units, and 2,972 villages. Since its 1912 Declaration of Independence, Albania has reorganized its domestic administrative divisions 21 times. Its internal boundaries have been enlarged or subdivided into prefectures, counties, districts, subprefectures, municipalities, communes, neighborhoods or wards, villages, and localities.[1][2][3] The most recent changes were made in 2014 and enacted in 2015.