Patos (municipality)
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From the top, Distant View of Patos, Cultural Centre and former Town Hall, Street scene in Patos | |
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| Coordinates: 40°41′N 19°37′E / 40.683°N 19.617°E | |
| Country | Albania |
| County | Fier |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Fation Duro (PS) |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 82.59 km2 (31.89 sq mi) |
| • Administrative unit | 38.84 km2 (15.00 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Municipality | 18,227 |
| • Municipality density | 220.7/km2 (571.6/sq mi) |
| • Administrative unit | 12,255 |
| • Administrative unit density | 315.5/km2 (817.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal Code | 9307 |
| Area Code | (0)381 |
| Website | bashkiapatos |
Patos (Albanian definite form: Patosi) is a town and a municipality in the County of Fier, Albania. The municipality was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Patos, Ruzhdie and Zharrëz, which became municipal units. The seat of the municipality is the town of Patos. The municipality's population is 18,227 as of the 2011 census, in a total area of 82.59 km2. It is the center of the oil industry in Albania, and is 7 kilometers southeast of the city of Fier.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1989 | 23,605 | — |
| 2001 | 21,812 | −7.6% |
| 2011 | 15,397 | −29.4% |
| 2023 | 12,255 | −20.4% |
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