Kashar
History
The village was first attested in 1456 as the battlefield between the League of Lezhë and the Ottoman Empire.
In the 2015 local government reform, it became a subdivision of the municipality Tirana.
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 10,969 | — |
| 2001 | 17,382 | +58.5% |
| 2011 | 43,353 | +149.4% |
| 2023 | 89,395 | +106.2% |
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Kashar consists of ten communities with a total population of almost 90,000.
Economy
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.
International relations
Kashar is twinned with:
References
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Institute of Statistics Albania.
- ^ "History of Kashar" (in Albanian). Official website of Kashar. Archived from the original on 9 October 2010. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
- ^ "Albania Passes Landmark Territorial Reform". 1 August 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6375. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ "Albania: All places/communes".
- ^ "Demographics of Kashar". Archived from the original on 2015-04-07. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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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)
Subdivisions of Tirana County | ||
|---|---|---|
County seat: Tirana | ||
| Municipality of Kamëz |  | |
| Municipality of Kavajë | ||
| Municipality of Rrogozhinë | ||
| Municipality of Tirana | ||
| Municipality of Vorë | ||
Subdivisions of Tirana municipality | ||
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Municipal seat: Tirana | ||
| Administrative unit of Baldushk |  | |
| Administrative unit of Bërzhitë | ||
| Administrative unit of Dajt | ||
| Administrative unit of Farkë | ||
| Administrative unit of Kashar | ||
| Administrative unit of Krrabë | ||
| Administrative unit of Ndroq | ||
| Administrative unit of Petrelë | ||
| Administrative unit of Pezë | ||
| Administrative unit of Shëngjergj | ||
| Administrative unit of Tirana (1–11) | ||
| Administrative unit of Vaqarr | ||
| Administrative unit of Zall-Bastar | ||
| Administrative unit of Zall-Herr | ||
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