Elbasan

This article is about the city in Albania. For other uses, see Elbasan (disambiguation).

Elbasan Elbasani
Municipality
St. Mary's Church Hafiz Patel Mosque Clock tower of Elbasan Elbasan Castle
Flag Emblem
Elbasan Location within Albania
Coordinates: 41°06′40″N 20°04′50″E
Country	Albania
County	Elbasan
Government
• Mayor	Gledian Llatja (PS)
Area
• Municipality	845.1 km2 (326.3 sq mi)
• Administrative unit	17.4 km2 (6.7 sq mi)
Elevation	133 m (436 ft)
Population  (2023)
• Municipality	115,101
• Municipality density	136.2/km2 (352.8/sq mi)
• Administrative unit	66,834
• Administrative unit density	3,840/km2 (9,950/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Albanian: Elbasanas (m), Elbasanase (f) or Elbasanlli (m) Elbasanllie (f)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal Code	3001-3006
Area Code	(0)54
Website	elbasani.gov.al

Elbasan (/ˌɛlbəˈsɑːn/ EL-bə-SAHN, Albanian: [ɛlbaˈsan]; Albanian definite form: Elbasani, pronounced [ɛlbaˈsani]) is the fourth most populous city of Albania and seat of Elbasan County and Elbasan Municipality. It lies to the north of the river Shkumbin between the Skanderbeg Mountains and the Myzeqe Plain in central Albania.