Tirana Tiranë | |
|---|---|
Ceety | |
 Skyline of Tirana by night looking over Rinia Park | |
 Banner  Coat airms | |
  Tirana Location of Tirana in Tirana County | |
| Coordinates: 41°19′48″N 19°49′12″E / 41.33000°N 19.82000°ECoordinates: 41°19′48″N 19°49′12″E / 41.33000°N 19.82000°E | |
| Kintra |  Albanie |
| Coonty | Tirana Coonty |
| Destrict | Tirana Destrict |
| Foondit | 1614 |
| Subdiveesions | 11 Municipal Units |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Lulzim Basha (PD)[1] |
| Area | |
| • Ceety | 41.8 km2 (16.1 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1652 km2 (638 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 110 m (360 ft) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Ceety | 421,286 |
| • Density | 10553/km2 (27,330/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 763,634 |
| • Metro density | 462/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 1001–1028[3] |
| Area code(s) | +355 4 |
| Website | www |
Tirana (Albanie: Tiranë, Tirana or Tirona) is the caipital an the lairgest ceety o Albanie. Modren Tirana wis foondit as an Ottoman toun in 1614 bi Sulejman Bargjini, a local ruler frae Mullet, although the aurie haes been continuously inhabitit syne antiquity. Tirana became Albanie's caipital ceety in 1920 an nou it haes a population o mair nor 600,000. The ceety is hame tae mony universities an is the centre o the politeecal, economical, an cultural life o the kintra.
