Sukth
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Sukth | |
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Coordinates: 41°23′N 19°32′E / 41.383°N 19.533°E | |
Country | Albania |
County | Durrës |
Municipality | Durrës |
• Municipal unit | 57 km2 (22 sq mi) |
Elevation | 12 m (39 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Municipal unit | 15,966 |
• Municipal unit density | 280/km2 (730/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+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.[1] The population at the 2011 census was 15,966.[2]
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 kilometers north of the historic market town of Shijak. The Adriatic Sea is only seven kilometers away.
Sukth municipality consisted of Sukth, Hamallaj, Kulla, Perlat, Vadardha and Rrushkull villages. The last mayor was Sherif Fortuzi.
Sport[edit]
Notable people[edit]
Below are notable personalities born in Sukth or that spent most of their lives in Sukth:
- Noizy, singer, rapper
- Renato Arapi, football player
- Elidion Mara, football player
References[edit]
- ^ Law nr. 115/2014 Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 2011 census results Archived 2015-11-13 at the Wayback Machine
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