Vorë
| Vorë | |
|---|---|
| Municipality | |
  Vorë | |
| Coordinates: 41°23′38″N 19°39′16″E / 41.39389°N 19.65444°ECoordinates: 41°23′38″N 19°39′16″E / 41.39389°N 19.65444°E | |
| Country |
 Albania |
| County | Tirana |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Fiqiri Ismaili (DP) |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 82.72 km2 (31.94 sq mi) |
| • Administrative unit | 41 km2 (16 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 60 m (200 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Municipality | 25,511 |
| • Municipality density | 310/km2 (800/sq mi) |
| • Administrative unit | 10,901 |
| • Administrative unit density | 270/km2 (690/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 1032 |
| Area code | 047 |
| Vehicle registration | TR |
| Website | http://bashkiavore.gov.al/ |
Vorë is a municipality in Tirana County, central Albania. It was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Bërxullë, Prezë and Vorë, that became municipal units. The seat of the municipality is the town Vorë.[1] The total population is 25,511 (2011 census), in a total area of 82.72 km2.[2] The population of the former municipality at the 2011 census was 10,901.[3]
Etymology
According to a tradition,the name of Vore comes from the Albanian word "vorre" (varre) that means "graveyard".According to that tradition, the name comes from the time of Skanderbeg, because there were buried the fallen soldiers at a war.
Villages
Map of the future municipality Vorë
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