Polis, Albania
Municipal unit in Elbasan, Albania
41°9′N 20°14′E / 41.150°N 20.233°E / 41.150; 20.233
Albania (2011)
Polis is a village and a former municipality in the Elbasan County, eastern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Librazhd.[1] It has an area of approximately 100km^2. The population at the 2011 census was 3,385, with all residents being Albanian.[2] The name of the village comes from the Greek word for city, the name may have been retained from ancient times when Greeks would trade in Illyria, hence the name never changed. This shows the now village of Polis may have been a larger settlement in ancient times.
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Subdivisions of Elbasan County
County Seat: Elbasan
Subdivisions of Librazhd Municipality | ||
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Municipal Seat: Librazhd | ||
| Administrative Unit of Hotolisht |
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| Administrative Unit of Librazhd | ||
| Administrative Unit of Lunik |
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| Administrative Unit of Orenjë | ||
| Administrative Unit of Polis |
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| Administrative Unit of Qendër Librazhd |
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| Administrative Unit of Stëblevë | ||
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