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Roskovec
Coordinates: 40°44′N19°42′E / 40.733°N 19.700°E / 40.733; 19.700
CountryFlag of Albania.svg  Albania
County Fier
Government
   Mayor Majlinda Bufi (PS)
Area
  Municipality118.08 km2 (45.59 sq mi)
Elevation
23 m (75 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Municipality
21,742
  Municipality density180/km2 (480/sq mi)
  Municipal unit
4,975
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal Code
9306
Area Code(0)382
Website bashkiaroskovec.gov.al

Roskovec (Albanian definite form : Roskoveci) is a town and a municipality in Fier County, south-central Albania. The municipality was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Kuman, Kurjan, Roskovec and Strum, that became municipal units. The seat of the municipality is the town of Roskovec. [1] The total population is 21,742 (2011 census), [2] in a total area of 118.08 km2. [3] The population of the former municipality at the 2011 census was 4,975. [2]

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