Elbasan

Elbasan
Municipality
From top to bottom, left to right: View of Elbasan, Kisha e Shën Mërisë, Old streets of Elbasan, Clock tower of Elbasan and Elbasan Castle
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Elbasan
Coordinates: 41°06′40″N 20°04′50″E / 41.11111°N 20.08056°E / 41.11111; 20.08056
Country	Albania
County	Elbasan
Government
• Mayor	Gledian Llatja (PS)
Area
• Municipality	872.03 km2 (336.69 sq mi)
Elevation	133 m (436 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Municipality	141,714
• Municipality density	160/km2 (420/sq mi)
• Municipal unit	78,703
Demonym(s)	Elbasanase (f) Elbasanas (m) Elbasanllie (f) Elbasanlli (m)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal Code	3001-3006
Area Code	(0)54
Website	elbasani.gov.al

Elbasan (/ˌɛlbəˈsɑːn/ EL-bə-SAHN,^[1] Albanian: [ɛlbaˈsan]; Albanian definite form: Elbasani, pronounced [ɛlbaˈsani]) is the fourth most populous city of Albania and seat of Elbasan County and Elbasan Municipality. It lies to the north of the river Shkumbin between the Skanderbeg Mountains and the Myzeqe Plain in central Albania.