Korçë
city in Albania
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Summary
Korçë is a city[1]. Korçë ranks in the top 9% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,362 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Korçë municipality[3]
- Country: Albania[4]
- Head of government: Sotiraq Filo[5]
- Instance of: town[6], human settlement[7]
- Official language: Albanian[8]
- Twinned administrative body: Ioannina[9], Thessaloniki[10], Cluj-Napoca[11], Mitrovica[12], Verona[13], Los Alcázares[14], City of Greater Shepparton[15]
- Postal code: 7001–7004[16]
- Commons category: Korçë[17]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[18], UTC+02:00[19]
- Local dialing code: 082[20]
- Official website: https://bashkiakorce.gov.al/[21]
- Topic's main category: Category:Korçë[22]
- Population: 51,152[23], 52,800[24], 63,623[25], 55,130[26], 43,254[27]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[28], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[29], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[30], The World Atlas[31]
- Capital of: Korçë County[32], Korçë municipality[33], Autonomous Albanian Republic of Korçë[34]
- Official name: Korçë[35]
- Category for people born here: Q8059338[36]
- Category for people who died here: Q20084168[37]
- Native label: Korça[38], Korçë[39]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Korçë[40]
- Owner of: Skënderbeu Stadium[41], Tamara Nikolla Sports Palace[42]
- Elevation above sea level: 850 m[43]
- Area: 6.61 km²[44]
- Name: Κορυτσά[45], Coriza[46], Горица[47], Корча[48], Görice[49]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Korçë include Korçë Northwest Airport[50], an airport[51], in Albania[52].
Why It Matters
Korçë has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] Korçë is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]
Entities named for Korçë include Korçë Northwest Airport[50], an airport[51], in Albania[52].