Klos (municipality)

Klos (definite form: Klosi) is a town and a municipality in Mat District, northern center Albania. It was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Gurrë, Klos, Suç and Xibër, that became municipal units. The seat of the municipality is the town Klos.[1] The total population is 16,618 (2011 census),[2] in a total area of 357.72 km2.[3] The population of the former municipality at the 2011 census was 7,873.[2] Klos lies 28.5 kilometers (17¾ mi) 'as the crow flies' from Tirana and 14 kilometers (9 mi) from Burrel.

For the former municipality in Elbasan County, see Klos, Elbasan.
Klos
Municipality
Flag of Klos
Flag
Official logo of Klos
Emblem
Klos is located in Albania
Klos
Klos
Coordinates: 41°30′23″N 20°05′11″E
Country Albania
CountyDibër
Government
 • MayorValbona Kola (PS)
Area
 • Municipality357.72 km2 (138.12 sq mi)
 • Municipal unit130 km2 (50 sq mi)
Elevation
277 m (909 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Municipality
16,618
 • Municipality density46/km2 (120/sq mi)
 • Municipal unit
7,873
 • Municipal unit density61/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal Code
8002
Area Code(0)287
WebsiteOfficial Website

Demographic history

Klos (Kilos) is recorded in the Ottoman defter of 1467 as a hass-ı mir-liva and derbendci settlement in the vilayet of Mati. The village had a total of eight households represented by the following household heads: Kozma Kimiza, Progon Shargjini, Martin Doroza, Gjin Doroza, Dula Cukali, Margjin Prifti, Ilia Kimiza, and Kola Kimiza.[4]

Economy

The land is suited for agriculture and the economy is based on agriculture, with many houses having farms and selling their products in local markets known as Tregu. There are mini markets, bars and cafés, too. Their activity produces much tax revenue.

Subdivisions

Gurrë, Klos, Suç, Xibër

Sports

Klos has a football team known as FC Klosi playing in the Albanian Second Division. Playing in Klos.

References
  1. "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6367. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  2. "Population and housing census - Dibër 2011" (PDF). INSTAT. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  3. "Correspondence table LAU – NUTS 2016, EU-28 and EFTA / available Candidate Countries" (XLS). Eurostat. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  4. Caka, Eduart (2019). Defteri i hollësishëm për zonat e dibrës i vitit 1467. Tiranë: Akademia e studimeve albanologjike instituti historisë. p. 8.
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