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Belsh
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Also known as Belshi

Belsh (; ) 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. 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.

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Place details

Locality
Bashkia Belsh
Region
Shqipëria Qendrore
Country
Shqipëria
Population
0
Timezone
Europe/Tirane

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Air quality

58US AQIModerate
PM2.5
16.1 µg/m³
PM10
26.0 µg/m³
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Key facts

Settlement.name
Belsh
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline
Belsh,_Albania_2018_05_Promenade.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Center of Belsh
Settlement.image_flag
Flag of Belsh.gif
Settlement.image_seal
70px|center
Settlement.seal_alt
Seal of Belsh
Settlement.pushpin_map
Albania#Europe
Settlement.pushpin_relief
1
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Albania
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Central Albania
Settlement.subdivision_type2
County
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Elbasan
Settlement.government_type
Mayor–council
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor
Settlement.leader_name
Arif Tafani

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Encyclopedic overview

5 sections
Contents
  • Cityscape
  • Municipal Council
  • Notes
  • References
  • External links

Belsh (; ) 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. 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.

== 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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Belsh” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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