Sukth

41°23′N 19°32′E / 41.383°N 19.533°E / 41.383; 19.533Country AlbaniaCountyDurrësMunicipalityDurrës • Municipal unit57 km² (22 sq mi)Elevation12 m (39 ft)Population • Municipal unit15,966 • Municipal unit density280/km² (730/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal CodeArea Code(0)573

Sukth is a village and a former municipality in the Durrës County, western Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Durrës.^[1] The population at the 2011 census was 15,966.^[2]

The village is divided by the Erzen river is into two districts, namely in Sukth i Ri and Sukth i vjeter. Sukth is located about three kilometres north of the historic market town of Shijak. The Adriatic Sea is only seven kilometres away.

Sukth municipality consisted of Sukth, Hamallaj, Kulla, Perlat, Vadardha and Rrushkull villages. The last mayor was Sherif Fortuzi.

Sport

The local football club is FK Sukthi.

Notable people

Below are notable personalities born in Sukth or that spent most of their lives in Sukth:

• Noizy, singer, rapper
• Renato Arapi, football player
• Elidion Mara, football player

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