Kashar
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| Country | File:Flag of Albania.svg Albania |
| County | Tirana |
| Municipality | Tirana |
| • Administrative unit | 37.34 km2 (14.42 sq mi) |
| Population (2023[1]) | |
| • Administrative unit | 89,395 |
| • Administrative unit density | 2,394/km2 (6,201/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal Code | 1051 |
| Area Code | (0)48 |
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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 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
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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] Additionally, Kashar is home to Timak, an Albanian manufacturer of ambulances, trailers, and military vehicles.
International relations
[edit | edit source]Kashar is twinned with:
References
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- ^ 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)
