Papër

Papër
Municipal unit
Papër
Coordinates: 41°4′N 19°57′E
Country	Albania
County	Elbasan
Municipality	Elbasan
Population  (2011)
• Municipal unit	6,348
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Papër is a village and a former municipality in the Elbasan County, central Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Elbasan.[1] The population at the 2011 census was 6,348.[2] It is located along the Elbasan-Rrogozhinë-Durrës highway, 13 km (8 mi) west of Elbasan. It was founded on July 26, 1992. Within its 52 kilometers of borders, the municipal unit of Papër consists of 13 villages: Papër, Vidhas, Broshke, Balldre, Murres, Valas, Lugaj, Pajun, Ullishtaj, Papër-Sollak, Vidhas-Asgjel, Bizhute, and Jatesh.[3]

Since 2000, Shefqet Bullari has been the elected mayor of Papër. The geography of Papër is 60% fields, 30% hills, and 10% mountains. The Shkumbin River flows through Papër. Papër ranges from 60–722 meters above sea level.[4]

References

1. "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). pp. 6368–6369. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
2. 2011 census results Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
3. "Population data on Elbasan County website". Archived from the original on 2019-04-02. Retrieved 2011-07-15.
4. Komuna Papër: Në Rrjedhën e Shekujve. Shefqet Bullari. Edlora. Tiranë, 2009.