Aranitas

Municipal unit in Fier, Albania

40°36′N 19°48′E / 40.600°N 19.800°E / 40.600; 19.800Country

AlbaniaCountyFierMunicipalityMallakastërPopulation

(2017)

• Municipal unit

2.714Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Aranitas is a village and a former municipality in Fier County, Albania. During the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality of Mallakastër.^[1] The population at the 2011 census was 2,714.^[2] The name is derived from the Arianiti family, an Albanian noble family in the late Middle Ages.^{[citation needed]}

Notable people

Xhemal Aranitasi, former commander in chief of the Royal Albanian Army, studied in the Monastir Military High School
Ali Shametaj, Albanian folk singer

References

^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6370. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
^ "2011 census results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-01-25.

Subdivisions of Fier County

County Seat: Fier

Municipality of Divjakë

Municipality of Fier

Municipality of Lushnjë

Municipality of Mallakastër

Municipality of Patos

Municipality of Roskovec

v t e Subdivisions of Mallakastër Municipality
Municipal Seat: Ballsh
Administrative Unit of Aranitas	Aranitas Cfir Çyçen Kalenjë Metoh Panahor
Administrative Unit of Ballsh	Ballsh
Administrative Unit of Fratar	Behaj Damës Gadurovë Kremenar Malas Ninësh
Administrative Unit of Greshicë	Greshicë Greshicë e Re
Administrative Unit of Hekal	Hekal Klos Mollaj Rromës
Administrative Unit of Kutë	Anëbreg Çorrush Drizar Kutë Poçëm
Administrative Unit of Ngraçan	Ngraçan Riban
Administrative Unit of Qendër Dukas	Belishovë Belistan Drenovë Drenovë Fushë Dukas Kash Lapulec Lavdan Lofkënd Ngraçie Usojë Visokë
Administrative Unit of Selitë	Çërrilë Gjerbës Kapaj Selitë