Cërrik

Cërrik is a municipality in Elbasan County, central Albania. It was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Cërrik, Gostimë, Klos, Mollas and Shalës, that became municipal units. The seat of the municipality is the town Cërrik. The total population is 27,445 (2011 census), in a total area of 189.65 km². The population of the former municipality at the 2011 census was 6,695. Altitude (meters) 69. The football (soccer) team is KS Turbina Cërrik. In 1997 the Massacre of Cërrik happened.