Counties
Albania is divided into 12 counties (Albanian: official qark/qarku, but also prefekture/prefektura). Each county comprises several districts (rreths), of which there are 36 in total, as shown in the table below.
| County | Capital | Districts |
|---|---|---|
| Berat | Berat | Berat, Kuçove, Skrapar |
| Diber | Peshkopi | Bulqize, Diber, Mat |
| Durres | Durres | Durres, Kruje |
| Elbasan | Elbasan | Elbasan, Gramsh, Librazhd, Peqin |
| Fier | Fier | Fier, Lushnje, Mallakaster |
| Gjirokaster | Gjirokaster | Gjirokaster, Permet, Tepelene |
| Korçe | Korçe | Devoll, Kolonje, Korçe, Pogradec |
| Kukes | Kukes | Has, Kukes, Tropoje |
| Lezhe | Lezhe | Kurbin, Lezhe, Mirdite |
| Shkoder | Shkoder | Malesi e Madhe, Puke, Shkoder |
| Tirana | Tirana | Kavaje, Tirana |
| Vlore | Vlore | Delvine, Sarande, Vlore |
Each district has its own local administration and governor. District governors are elected by the District Council, whose members are selected from party lists made public to voters before local elections, on the basis of proportional representation. City mayors are directly elected by voters, while city councils are chosen by proportional representation.
