Përmet

Përmet
Përmet
Coordinates: 40°14′N 20°21′E / 40.233°N 20.350°E / 40.233; 20.350
Country Albania
CountyGjirokastër
Government
  MayorAlma Hoxha (PS)
Area
  Municipality602.47 km2 (232.61 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)
  Municipality
7,980
  Municipality density13/km2 (34/sq mi)
  Municipal unit
4,809
Demonym(s)Albanian: Përmetar (m), Përmetare (f)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal Code
6401
Area Code(0)813
Websitebashkiapermet.gov.al

Përmet (Albanian: [pəɾˈmɛt]) is a town and municipality in Gjirokastër County, southern Albania. The municipality of Përmet consists of the administrative units of Çarçovë, Frashër, Petran, Qendër Piskovë and Përmet. The total population is 7,980 as of 2023, in a total area of 602.47 km2. The population of the municipal unit at the 2023 census was 4,809. It is flanked by the Vjosë river, which runs along the Trebeshinë-Dhëmbel-Nemërçkë mountain chain, between Trebeshinë and Dhëmbel mountains, and through the Këlcyrë Gorge.