Këlcyrë

Also known as Kelcyre

Këlcyrë () is a town and a municipality in southern Albania, located on the bank of the river Vjosë. It was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Ballaban, Dishnicë, Këlcyrë and Sukë, that became municipal units. The seat of the municipality is the town Këlcyrë. The total population is 6,113 (2011 census), in a total area of 304.86 km2. The population of the former municipality at the 2011 census was 2,651. The Vjosë forms a canyon near the town, known as the Këlcyrë Gorge.

Key facts

Albanian settlement.name: Këlcyrë
Albanian settlement.type: m
Albanian settlement.emblem: Stema e Bashkisë Këlcyrë.svg
Albanian settlement.image_skyline: Kelcyra.jpg
Albanian settlement.county: Gjirokastër
Albanian settlement.party: PS
Albanian settlement.mayor: Klement Ndoni
Albanian settlement.elevation: 176
Albanian settlement.area munic: 304.86
Albanian settlement.population as of: 2011
Albanian settlement.population munic: 6,113
Albanian settlement.population unit: 2,651
Albanian settlement.postal code: 6402
Albanian settlement.area code: (0)875

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Wikidata facts

Population: 4900
Elevation: 205
Official website: www.kelcyra.com
Image: Këlcyrë 006.jpg
Dialing code: 0355

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Commons category: Këlcyrë
postal code: 6402

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== Municipality == The municipal unit consists of the town Këlcyrë and the villages Fshat Këlcyrë, Sukë, Dishnicë, Mbrezhdan, Maleshovë, Limar, Toshkëz, Ballaban, Tolar, Çorrogunjë, Leskaj and Kala.