Highest Major Cities in Albania

Cities in Albania with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by elevation above sea level (GeoNames digital elevation model).

📅 2026📏 metres24 entries🇦🇱 See all of this country’s rankings →

All entries · 24

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Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (metres, logarithmic scale); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.

Korçë58,259 people · Korçë County

869 m

Bulqizë26,826 people · Dibër County

775 m

Pogradec46,070 people · Korçë County

702 m

Krujë51,191 people · Durrës County

509 m

Kukës36,125 people · Kukës County

351 m

Gjirokastër23,437 people · Gjirokastër County

286 m

Librazhd23,312 people · Elbasan County

251 m

Patos Fshat22,679 people · Fier County

157 m

Elbasan100,903 people · Elbasan County

126 m

Tirana418,495 people · Tirana

113 m

Berat62,232 people · Berat County

66 m

Patos16,000 people · Fier County

61 m

Kuçovë31,077 people · Berat County

58 m

Vlorë115,261 people · Vlorë County

58 m

Peqin16,580 people · Elbasan County

52 m

Rrashbull20,099 people · Durrës County

31 m

Fier56,297 people · Fier County

28 m

Fushë-Krujë17,877 people · Durrës County

24 m

Sarandë22,613 people · Vlorë County

23 m

Lushnjë63,135 people · Fier County

22 m

Kavajë30,012 people · Tirana

19 m

Fier-Çifçi60,995 people · Fier County

17 m

Shkodër95,553 people · Shkodër County

12 m

Lezhë18,695 people · Lezhë County

7 m

Highlights

Within Albania, Korçë ranks first in 2026 with 869 m, followed by Bulqizë (775 m) and Pogradec (702 m).

Across 24 entries, values run from 869 m (Korçë) to 7 m (Lezhë), with a median of 60 m.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: metres.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 17, 2026 — Elevation is the GeoNames digital elevation model value at the populated place coordinates; population figures are shown for context.

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