Elbasan (
Albanian:
Elbasan or
Elbasani) is a city and a
municipality in
Elbasan County, central
Albania. One of the largest cities in Albania, it is located on the
Shkumbin River in the
District of Elbasan and the
County of Elbasan. The present municipality was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities
Bradashesh, Elbasan,
Funarë,
Gjergjan,
Gjinar,
Gracen,
Labinot-Fushë,
Labinot-Mal,
Papër,
Shirgjan,
Shushicë,
Tregan and
Zavalinë, that became municipal units. The seat of the municipality is the city Elbasan. The total population is 141,714 (2011 census), in a total area of 872.03 km
2. The population of the former municipality at the 2011 census was 78,703.