Businesses in Kukës

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Kukës

Industry Description	Number of Establishments	Average Google Rating
Shopping	8	4.6
Restaurants	7	4.4

Kukës Facts

Area	17.4 km²
Population	16,503
Male Population	8,320 (50.4%)
Female Population	8,183 (49.6%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+214.2%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-1.5%
Median Age	26 years (Male: 24.7, Female: 27.4)
Area Codes	24, 242
Local Time
Timezone	Central European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	42.07694, 20.42194
Postal Codes	8501, 8502, 8503

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Kukës Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020
Population	5,253	14,503	16,753	16,510	16,503
Population Density	302.3 / km²	834.7 / km²	964.2 / km²	950.2 / km²	949.8 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Kukës Population change from 2000 to 2015

Decrease of 1.5% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Kukës	+214.3%	+13.8%	-1.5%
Kukës County	+7.1%	-38.8%	-29.1%
Albania	+19.9%	-11.7%	-7.2%

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Kukës Median Age

Median Age: 26 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Kukës	26 yrs	27.4 yrs	24.7 yrs
Kukës County	26 yrs	27.4 yrs	24.7 yrs
Albania	33.6 yrs	34.7 yrs	32.3 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Kukës Population Density

Population Density: 950 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Kukës	16,503	17.4 km²	950 / km²
Kukës County	80,775	2,388.4 km²	33.8 / km²
Albania	2.9 million	28,671.4 km²	101 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Kukës Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Kukës

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Kukës

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Kukës CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Kukës	38,059 tn	2.31 tn	2,190.5 tons/km²
Kukës County	184,336 tn	2.28 tn	77.2 tons/km²
Albania	7,341,173 tn	2.55 tn	256 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Kukës CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	38,059 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	2.31 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	2,190.5 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	Medium (4)
Earthquake	Medium (4.3)
Landslide	Medium (6)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and Norwegian Geotechnical Institute - NGI. 2005. Global Landslide Hazard Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4P848VZ.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
5/4/17	8:58 AM	4	17.8 km	7,270 m	17km WSW of Kukes, Albania	usgs.gov
6/29/13	1:40 AM	4.1	23.8 km	10,300 m	14km SSE of Dragash, Kosovo	usgs.gov
10/19/08	1:36 PM	3.4	19.9 km	4,200 m	Albania	usgs.gov
4/7/08	10:09 AM	4.4	27.6 km	42,600 m	Albania	usgs.gov
7/30/07	7:43 PM	3.8	19.8 km	8,700 m	Albania	usgs.gov
5/4/07	8:10 AM	3	24.8 km	3,100 m	Albania	usgs.gov
2/7/07	10:51 AM	3.4	9.3 km	0 m	Albania	usgs.gov
10/6/06	4:05 AM	3	22.8 km	700 m	Albania	usgs.gov
12/16/05	5:27 AM	3.3	25.3 km	11,000 m	Albania	usgs.gov
10/12/05	2:57 PM	3.1	13.8 km	5,200 m	Albania	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Kukës

Kukës (Albanian: Kukës) is a town and municipality in northeastern Albania. It is the seat of Kukës County. It was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Arrën, Bicaj, Bushtricë, Grykë-Çajë, Kalis, Kolsh..

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