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Kuçovë
Kuçovë (definite Albanian form: Kuçova) is a
municipality in south-central Albania. It was formed at Kuçovë
the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the
Municipality
former municipalities Kozare, Kuçovë, Lumas and
Perondi, which all became municipal units. The seat of
the municipality is the town of Kuçovë.[1] The total
population is 31,262 (2011 census),[2] in a total area of
160.33 km2 (61.90 sq mi).[3] The population of the
former municipality at the 2011 census was 12,654.[2]

Contents
History
Ancient
Modern
Qyteti Stalin
Economy Emblem
Population
Education
Sports
Twin towns – sister cities
Notable people
References
External links

Kuçovë
History

Ancient

Archaeologists found in the village of Katundas near

Kuçovë six phases of inhabitation dating to the
Neolithic, Chalcolithic, Bronze Age, Iron Age, urban
Illyrian and the Late Antiquity era.[4] Coordinates: 40°48′14″N 19°54′52″E

Country Albania

Modern County Berat

Government
Kuçova has been an industrial city since the Italian • Mayor Kreshnik Hajdari
influence in the early 1920s. In 1928 in “Dikatër” was (PS)
drilled the first oil hole in Albania. From this moment

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onwards the city has been on oil drilling maps. Since Area
1928, the Italian company AIPA had an agreement with • Municipality 160.33 km2
the Zog I government that if the oil extraction would (61.90 sq mi)
surpass 50,000 tonnes per year, this company would
Elevation 50 m (160 ft)
build a refinery in Albania. In 1939 Albania was
occupied by Italians and therefore, though the oil Population (2011)
extracted was more than 170,000 ton, the refinery was • Municipality 31,262
never built and the oil was transported to Italy.[5] • Municipality 190/km2
density (510/sq mi)
• Municipal unit 12,654
Qyteti Stalin Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
During Communist Albania the city was renamed to
Stalin City (Albanian: Qyteti Stalin) and was a closed Postal Code 5301-5304
military district. The city was extensively developed in Area Code (0)311
the 1950s and is of interest to students of communist Website Official Website (h
architecture, although following the collapse of ttp://www.bashkiak
communism there has been much unauthorised ucove.gov.al)
building and modification to the original buildings. It is
home to one airbase of the Albanian Air Force, although
since 2005 the country's air force has ceased flying the aged
MiG fighters provided by the Soviet Union and China and
has been reduced to rotary wing aircraft only.

Economy
Kuçova is one of Albania's cities known for its oil industry Shenyang F-6 Fighter jets at
along with Patos and Ballsh. The Oil industry was originally Kuçovë Aerodrome
developed by the Italians during the King Zog period, and
much of the infrastructure is dated. Following the end of the
communist period the town suffered a severe industrial decline, with the closure of many
factories and the destruction of the towns power plan in the riots following the failure of the
pyramid banks. Today there is some evidence of a recovery with a large number of micro-
businesses operating from former state run factories, although unemployment remains high.
There are also a number of foreign owned banks and a small number of ATMs. Like many towns
in Albania many young people immigrate abroad to seek employment.

Population
Currently the Kuçova district has a population of around 50,000. Of this population around
31,000 live in the city of Kuçova, classifying it as 12th of 65 municipalities on a national scale.
Population density is 567 inhabitants/km2, which ranks the Kuçova district as the most heavily
populated on a national scale. Another feature of this district compared with others in Albania is
that city dwellers comprise 63% of the general population, the remainder living in villages
nearby.

The city of Kuçova has 5 neighbourhoods (Albanian: lagje), Lgj. "11 Janari", Lgj. "Llukan Prifti",
Lgj."11 Shkurti", Lgj. "Tafil Skendo", and "1 Maji". One of the largest parks in Kuçovë is called
"Pishat" (The Pines). Like many other Albanian cities, Kuçova has a lot of coffee bars,
restaurants and some hotels.

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Education
There are two public high schools in the city, General High School (Shkolla e Mesme e
Përgjithshme) "Myrteza Kepi" and General High School Kuçovë (Shkolla e Mesme e
Përgjithshme Kucovë) and one non public high school. There are also five 1st to 9th grade
schools; "18 Tetori", "28 Nentori", "Gaqi Karakashi", "23 Nentori" and "Deshmorët e Kombit".
High school graduates who want to pursue a higher education go to other Albanian cities or
outside the country.

Sports
The football club is KF Naftëtari Kuçovë. Currently playing in the Albanian Second Division.
And their stadium is Bashkim Sulejmani Stadium with a capacity of 5,000 spectators.

Twin towns – sister cities

Kuçovë is twinned with:

Ramla, Israel

Notable people
▪ Ilir Bozhiqi, retired soccer player (goalkeeper)
▪ Eltjon Valle, artist, born in Kuçova in 1984
▪ Dr. Flori, singer
▪ Agim Shuka, Albanian actor

References
1. "Law nr. 115/2014" (https://www.vendime.al/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/137-2014.pdf)
(PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6366. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
2. "Population and housing census - Berat 2011" (http://www.instat.gov.al/media/3059/1__bera
t.pdf) (PDF). INSTAT. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
3. "Correspondence table LAU – NUTS 2016, EU-28 and EFTA / available Candidate
Countries" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/345175/501971/EU-28-LAU-2019-NUT
S-2016.xlsx) (XLS). Eurostat. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
4. Institute of Archaeology bulletin (https://books.google.com/books?id=mvjgAAAAMAAJ&q=K
atundas+Illyrian). Institute of Archaeology bulletin. Vol. 30. University of London.
1993-01-01. p. 12. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
5. "History of Kuçovë" (https://web.archive.org/web/20110905023452/http://www.bashkiakucov
e.gov.al/index.php?idp=46&lang=sq). Municipality of Kuçovë. Archived from the original (htt
p://www.bashkiakucove.gov.al/index.php?idp=46&lang=sq) on 2011-09-05.

External links
▪ Kuçovë Municipality (http://www.bashkiakucove.gov.al)
▪ Kucova Community (https://www.facebook.com/qytetikucoves)

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