Kashar is a village and former municipality in Tirana County, central Albania. Its population as of the 2023 census was 89,395, making it the 3rd most populated municipal unit in the country.[1]
History
The village was first attested in 1456 as the battlefield between the League of Lezhë and the Ottoman Empire.[2]
In the 2015 local government reform, it became a subdivision of the municipality Tirana.[3][4]
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 10,969 | — |
| 2001 | 17,382 | +58.5% |
| 2011 | 43,353 | +149.4% |
| 2023 | 89,395 | +106.2% |
| Source: [5][1] | ||
Kashar consists of ten communities with a total population of almost 90,000.[6][1]
Economy
Kashar is the industrial hub of Tirana with many large companies located there. The biggest Albanian company that is located there is ALBtelecom, a privately-owned company that offers telecommunication services. There is also the Coca-Cola Bottling Shqipëria. Kashar's economy also relies on agriculture and housing due to a huge influx of people coming to Tirana. Kashar hosts one of Tirana's main parks, Kashar Park, around the Kus village reservoir and the television station Top Channel.[7]
International relations
Kashar is twinned with:
References
- ^ a b c d "Census of Population and Housing". Institute of Statistics Albania.
- ^ "History of Kashar" (in Albanian). Official website of Kashar. Archived from the original on 9 October 2010. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
- ^ "Albania Passes Landmark Territorial Reform". 1 August 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6375. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ "Albania: All places/communes".
- ^ "Demographics of Kashar". Archived from the original on 2015-04-07. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
- ^ "Parku i Kasharit (Purez – Kus) | APR Tirana".
- ^ MIRATIMIN E MARVESHJES SE BINJAKEZIMIT NDERMJET KOMUNES KASHAR DHE BASHKISE SINDOS SELANIK GREQI Archived 2010-10-09 at the Wayback Machine, Komuna Kashar (in Albanian)
Subdivisions of Tirana County | ||
|---|---|---|
County seat: Tirana | ||
| Municipality of Kamëz |  | |
| Municipality of Kavajë | ||
| Municipality of Rrogozhinë | ||
| Municipality of Tirana | ||
| Municipality of Vorë | ||
Subdivisions of Tirana municipality | ||
|---|---|---|
Municipal seat: Tirana | ||
| Administrative unit of Baldushk |  | |
| Administrative unit of Bërzhitë | ||
| Administrative unit of Dajt | ||
| Administrative unit of Farkë | ||
| Administrative unit of Kashar | ||
| Administrative unit of Krrabë | ||
| Administrative unit of Ndroq | ||
| Administrative unit of Petrelë | ||
| Administrative unit of Pezë | ||
| Administrative unit of Shëngjergj | ||
| Administrative unit of Tirana (1–11)[1] | ||
| Administrative unit of Vaqarr | ||
| Administrative unit of Zall-Bastar | ||
| Administrative unit of Zall-Herr | ||
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