administrative territorial entity of Albania
Let an agent explain the administrative divisions of Albania and their levels, relay the 2015 reform and earlier structures from official and reference sources, describe the counties and municipalities, and distinguish current units from abolished districts, communes and prefectures.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain the administrative divisions of Albania and their levels, relay the 2015 reform and earlier structures from official and reference sources, describe the counties and municipalities, and distinguish current units from abolished districts, communes and prefectures.
Any of the units into which Albania is divided for administration, currently 12 counties or qarqe at the first level and 61 municipalities or bashkia at the second level since the 2015 territorial reform, with municipalities subdivided into administrative units that replaced the former communes and municipalities, and with historical layers such as the prefectures of the interwar and communist periods and the districts abolished in 2000; Tirana municipality has its own administrative units.
What it is for: Administering Albania at regional and local levels.
It can be explain the levels; relay reforms; describe counties and municipalities; distinguish historical units.
Distinguishing features
Two main levels
2015 consolidation
Bashkia as local government
Historical prefectures and districts
What it looks like
Not a visible object; divisions on maps.
Physical character
counties: 12 count
municipalities: 61 count - since 2015
administrative units: 373 count - approximately
districts abolished: 2000 year - 36 districts
How it is recognised
Administrative units of Albania
Counties, municipalities or bashkia, administrative units, former communes, districts and prefectures
Statistical regions are separate; historical Ottoman sanjaks are not current divisions
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
includes - at the first level
includes - at the second level
was reformed by - consolidating local units
In practice
Families and kinds
counties or qarqe
municipalities or bashkia
administrative units within municipalities including those of Tirana
former communes abolished in 2015
former districts abolished in 2000
prefectures of earlier periods
Identifiers
ISO 3166-2 AL counties of Albania
NUTS AL0 Albania statistical regions
Standards and regulation
Albanian law on territorial and administrative division
Law on local self-government
ISO 3166-2 codes
Failure modes and hazards
Stale information from before 2015
Confusing districts, communes and administrative units
Inconsistent transliteration of names
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand The divisions.
Definition.
Definition
Levels.
Definition
Definition.
- How is Albania divided into counties, municipalities and administrative units? definition
- Is the question about current units, historical units or statistical regions? boundary
Units
Units.
Units
Units.
- What are the 12 counties and 61 municipalities, and how is Tirana organised? definition
- Which entry fits the specific unit? action
Govern Governance.
Regulation.
Powers
Powers.
Powers
Powers.
- What powers do counties and municipalities hold, and how are they governed and elected? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Reform
The 2015 reform.
Reform
Reform.
- What did the 2015 territorial reform change, and what debates surrounded it, with positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral? boundary
History History.
Sources.
Past
Earlier structures.
Past
Past.
- How were prefectures, districts and communes organised before 2000 and 2015? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Names
Names and codes.
Names
Names.
- How are units named and coded in ISO and NUTS systems? provenance
- Which entry fits ISO 3166-2:AL? action
Context Context.
Context.
Data
Data.
Data
Data.
- Where are population and boundary data for Albanian units published? provenance
- Which entry fits INSTAT? action
Comparison
Comparison.
Comparison
Comparison.
- How do Albanian divisions compare with neighbouring countries? provenance
- Which entry fits administrative division? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should counties and municipalities be separate primary entries?
- How should official sources be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming current and historical unit types; should they be split off?