Sukth

Sukth
Municipal unit
The main road in Sukth i Ri
The main road in Sukth i Ri
Sukth is located in Albania
Sukth
Sukth
Coordinates: 41°23′N 19°32′E / 41.383°N 19.533°E / 41.383; 19.533
Country Albania
CountyDurrës
MunicipalityDurrës
 • Municipal unit57 km2 (22 sq mi)
Elevation
12 m (39 ft)
Population
 (2023[1])
 • Municipal unit
13,395
 • Municipal unit density240/km2 (610/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal Code
2010
Area Code(0)573

Sukth is a village and a former municipality in the Durrës County, western Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Durrës.[2] The population at the 2011 census was 15,966.[1]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19899,582—    
200113,093+36.6%
201115,966+21.9%
202313,395−16.1%
Source: [3][4]

The village is divided by the Erzen river is into two districts, namely in Sukth i Ri and Sukth i vjeter. Sukth is located about three kilometres north of the historic market town of Shijak. The Adriatic Sea is only seven kilometres away.

Sukth municipality consisted of Sukth, Hamallaj, Kulla, Perlat, Vadardha and Rrushkull villages. The last mayor was Sherif Fortuzi.

Sport

The local football club is FK Sukthi.

Notable people

Below are notable personalities born in Sukth or that spent most of their lives in Sukth:

References

  1. ^ a b "Main Results of the Population and Housing Census 2023". INSTAT.
  2. ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6368. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Albania: All places/communes".
  4. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Institute of Statistics Albania.


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