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Gjirokastër
Gjirokaster County · Albania
City population
23,437
#16
in Albania
#22,337
worldwide
40.076, 20.139 · 142 km from Tirana
About Gjirokastër
Gjirokastër is a city in Gjirokaster County, Albania with a population of 23,437. It is the 16th largest of the 24 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Albania, and the 22,337th largest worldwide. It lies 142 km from Tirana.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Gjirokaster County
Elevation
286 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Tirane
Coordinates
40.076, 20.139
Record updated
2026-06-05
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 24 in AlbaniaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.