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Tirana

Tiranë
Flag of Tirana
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Coat of arms of Tirana
Coat of arms
Tirana is located in Albania
Tirana
Tirana
Location in Albania
Country  Albania
County Stema e Qarkut Tiranë.svg Tirana
Founded 1614
Subdivisions 11 Municipal Units
Area
 • Municipality 41.8 km2 (16.1 sq mi)
 • Metro
1,652 km2 (638 sq mi)
Elevation
110 m (360 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Municipality 621,286
 • Density 10,553/km2 (27,330/sq mi)
 • Urban
421,546
 • Urban density 14,746/km2 (38,190/sq mi)
 • Metro
802,523
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
1001–1028
Area code(s) +355 4

Tirana (Albanian: [Tiranë] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) or Tirana) is the capital city of Republic of Albania. It is the largest city in that country. The population of the city is estimated at 353,400 people (2003). Other people think there may be up to 1 million people who live in the city. Tirana was founded in 1614. It became Albania's capital city in 1920.


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