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Berat
Municipality
Photomontage of Berat
Flag of Berat
Flag
Official logo of Berat
Emblem
Berat is located in Albania
Berat
Berat
Coordinates: 40°42′08″N 19°57′30″E / 40.70222°N 19.95833°E / 40.70222; 19.95833
Country Albania
CountyBerat
Government
 • MayorErvin Demo (PS)
Area
 • Municipality380.21 km2 (146.80 sq mi)
Elevation
80 m (260 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Municipality
60,031
 • Municipality density160/km2 (410/sq mi)
 • Municipal unit
36,496
Demonym(s)Beratase (f)
Beratas (m)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal Code
5001-5022
Area Code(0)11
Websitebashkiaberat.gov.al
Official nameHistoric Centres of Berat and Gjirokastra
TypeCultural
Criteriaiii, iv
Designated2005
Reference no.569
RegionBerat County
Europe2005–present
Historical population
YearPop.±%
195011,648—    
195514,374+23.4%
196018,685+30.0%
196924,700+32.2%
197933,400+35.2%
198942,957+28.6%
200140,072−6.7%
201136,496−8.9%
Source: pop-stat.mashke.org[1]

Berat (pronounced [bɛˈɾat]; Albanian definite form: Berati) is the ninth most populous city of Albania and the seat of Berat County and Berat Municipality.[2] By air, it is 71 kilometres (44 miles) north of Gjirokastër, 70 kilometres (43 miles) west of Korçë, 70 kilometres (43 miles) south of Tirana, and 33 kilometres (21 miles) east of Fier.

Berat is located in the south of the country. It is surrounded by mountains and hills, including Tomorr on the east that was declared a national park. The river Osum (total length 161 km (100 mi)) runs through the city before it empties into the Seman within the Myzeqe Plain. The municipality of Berat was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Berat, Otllak, Roshnik, Sinjë, and Velabisht, that became municipal units. The seat of the municipality is the city Berat.[2] The total population is 60,031 (2011 census),[a][4] in a total area of 380.21 km2 (146.80 sq mi).[5] The population of the former municipality at the 2011 census was 32,606.[4]

Berat, designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2008, comprises a unique style of architecture with influences from several civilizations that have managed to coexist for centuries throughout the history. Like many cities in Albania, Berat comprises an old fortified city filled with churches and mosques painted with grandiose wealth of visible murals and frescos. Berat is one of the main cultural centres of the country.[6]

  1. ^ "Cities of Albania". 15 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6366. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  3. ^ "A new Urban–Rural Classification of Albanian Population" (PDF). Instituti i Statistikës (INSTAT). May 2014. p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 November 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Population and housing census - Berat 2011" (PDF). INSTAT. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Correspondence table LAU – NUTS 2016, EU-28 and EFTA / available Candidate Countries" (XLS). Eurostat. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
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