Skrapar

Also known as Bashkia Skrapar, Skrapar municipality, Skrapar Municipality

Skrapar () is a municipality in Berat County, southern Albania. It was created in 2015 by the merger of the former municipalities Bogovë, Çepan, Çorovodë, Gjerbës, Leshnjë, Potom, Qendër Skrapar, Vendreshë and Zhepë. The seat of the municipality is the town Çorovodë. The total population is 12,403 (2011 census), in a total area of 832.04 km2. It covers part of the area of the former Skrapar District, without the town Poliçan.

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Settlement (Albanian).type: m
Settlement (Albanian).name: Skrapar
Settlement (Albanian).flag: Flag of Skrapar.gif
Settlement (Albanian).emblem: Stema e Bashkisë Skrapar.svg
Settlement (Albanian).skyline: Shkembi Gredec Çorovodë.jpg
Settlement (Albanian).caption: Gradec Cliffs near Çorovodë
Settlement (Albanian).county: Berat
Settlement (Albanian).mayor: Adriatik Mema
Settlement (Albanian).party: PS
Settlement (Albanian).area munic: 832.04
Settlement (Albanian).population as of: 2023
Settlement (Albanian).population munic: 10,750
Settlement (Albanian).postal code: 5401-5402
Settlement (Albanian).area code: (0)312

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It is also roughly contiguous with the Albanian "ethnographic region" of Skrapar which is known for its folklore, its raki production, its high rate of those belonging to the Bektashi order and its scenic mountains.

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Skrapar

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