Krujë is a town and a
municipality in north central
Albania. Located between Mount Krujë and the
Ishëm River, the city is only 20 km north from the capital of Albania,
Tirana. The municipality was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities
Bubq,
Cudhi,
Fushë-Krujë, Krujë,
Nikël and
Kodër-Thumanë, that became municipal units. The seat of the municipality is the town Krujë. The total population is 59,814 (2011 census), in a total area of 339.02 km
2. The population of the former municipality at the 2011 census was 11,721.