Bilisht
Sign in to saveBilisht () is a town and a former municipality in Korçë County, south-eastern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision and the seat of the municipality Devoll. It was the seat of the former Devoll District. The population as of the 2023 census is 7,287. The town is 9 km from the border with Greece at Kapshticë. The closest Greek village across the border is Krystallopigi in the Florina regional unit. Bilisht is at 890 meters above sea level and has a continental climate with cool summers and cold winters. It serves as an economic centre for the local agricultur
Key facts
- Settlement AL.type
- mu
- Settlement AL.official_name
- Bilisht
- Settlement AL.skyline
- Bilisht 21.jpg
- Settlement AL.image_caption
- Bilisht, 2018
- Settlement AL.county
- Korçë
- Settlement AL.municipality
- Devoll
- Settlement AL.elevation
- 922
- Settlement AL.area_unit
- 4.26
- Settlement AL.population_as_of
- 2023
- Settlement AL.population_unit
- 7287
- Settlement AL.postal_code
- 7006
- Settlement AL.area_code
- (0)811
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Bilisht () is a town and a former municipality in Korçë County, south-eastern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision and the seat of the municipality Devoll. It was the seat of the former Devoll District. The population as of the 2023 census is 7,287. The town is 9 km from the border with Greece at Kapshticë. The closest Greek village across the border is Krystallopigi in the Florina regional unit. Bilisht is at 890 meters above sea level and has a continental climate with cool summers and cold winters. It serves as an economic centre for the local agriculture, mining, food and textile industries. The football club is Bilisht Sporti.
==Geography== The town of Bilisht is the most southeastern city of Albania. It is located to the east of the Devoll Valley, about 880-970m above sea level in a hilly relief that stretches from the Devoll River bed to Kokogllava hill over the city and covers an area of 1.4km2. With average altitude 925 m above sea level Bilisht is the second highest city in Albania after Ersekë (1020m above sea level).