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{{Infobox settlement (Albanian)
| type             = m
| name             = Rrogozhinë
| emblem           = Stema e Bashkisë Rrogozhinë.svg
| skyline          = Rrugë hyrëse në Rrogozhinë.jpg
| caption          = Entrance road to Rrogozhinë
| county           = Tirana
| mayor            = Edison Memolla
| party            = [[Socialist Party of Albania|PS]]
| coordinates      = {{coord|41|4|34|N|19|40|0|E|type:adm1st_region:AL_dim:100000|display=inline}}
| elevation        = 24
| area munic       = 223.50
| population as of = 2023<ref name="2023pop">{{cite web |title=Census of Population and Housing|url=https://www.instat.gov.al/en/themes/censuses/census-of-population-and-housing/|publisher=Institute of Statistics Albania}}</ref>
|area_unit=9.15| population munic = 12567 
| population unit  = 5002
| postal code      = 2503
| area code        = (0)577
| website          = {{URL|https://bashkiarrogozhine.gov.al/}}
}}
'''Rrogozhinë''' ({{lang-sq-definite|Rrogozhina}}) is a town and a municipality in [[Tirana County]], centrally located in the [[Western Lowlands]] region of [[Albania]]. It was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities [[Gosë]], [[Kryevidh]], [[Lekaj]], Rrogozhinë and [[Sinaballaj]], that became municipal units. The seat of the municipality is the town Rrogozhinë.

Positioned between [[Durrës]], [[Lushnja]] and [[Elbasan]], it is considered an important node of the [[Pan-European Corridor VIII|VIII corridor]] and the railway intersection of Rrogozhinë – Durrës, Rrogozhinë – Vlorë and Rrogozhinë – Pogradec. On the coastline of Rrogozhina there are some of the most beautiful beaches along the shores of the [[Adriatic]]. [[Bashtova Castle]], located in this territory, is considered one of the most important cultural heritage monuments of the area and a tourist attraction for foreign and domestic tourists. The laurel forest that flourishes around the Castle is considered a natural monument.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vendime.al/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/137-2014.pdf |title=Law nr. 115/2014 |language=sq |pages=6375|access-date=25 February 2022 }}</ref>

== History ==
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The city of Rrogozhina, known in the archaeological and historical literature under the name “ASPARGAIUM”, is mentioned as an ancient settlement and an important geographical and historical crossroads. Aspargaium was located at the intersection of two segments of the “[[Via Egnatia|Egnatia” road]], which came from [[Apollonia (Illyria)|Apollonia]] and Dyrrah in the direction of Rome and Constantinople. Today’s Rrogozhina was built in the communist period around agro-industry, such as the oil factory, soap factory or cotton ones, as well as a line for processing and preserving food.

== Demography ==
{{historical populations|1989|6882|2001|7071|2011|7049|2023|5002|align=right|cols=1|source=<ref>{{cite web |title=Albania: All places/communes|url=http://pop-stat.mashke.org/albania-census1989.htm}}</ref><ref name="2023pop" />}}The municipality's population is 12,567 as of the 2023 census, 5,002 of which is in the municipal unit,<ref name="2023pop" /> in a total area of {{Convert|223.73|km2|abbr=on}}.<ref name="LAU">{{cite web |url=https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/345175/501971/EU-28-LAU-2019-NUTS-2016.xlsx |title=Correspondence table LAU – NUTS 2016, EU-28 and EFTA / available Candidate Countries |access-date=2019-09-25 |publisher=[[Eurostat]]|format=XLS }}</ref> The population is mostly ethnically [[Albanians|Albanian]].

==Villages==
Municipal Unit
* [[Gosë]]
* [[Lekaj]]
* [[Kryevidh]]
* [[Sinaballaj]]
* Rrogozhinë

{{flatlist|
Villages
* [[Ballaj]]
* [[Damarkaj]]
* [[Domën]]
* [[Fliballie]]
* [[German, Albania|German]]
* [[Gosë|Gosë e Madhe]]
* [[Gosë e Vogël]]
* [[Hamenraj]]
* [[Harizaj]]
* [[Hasdushk]]
* [[Kalush, Albania|Kalush]]
* [[Kazie]]
* [[Kërçukaj]]
* [[Koçaj-Sheshaj]]
* [[Kodrasej]]
* [[Kryevidh]]
* [[Lekaj]]
* [[Levanaj]]
* [[Luz i Madh]]
* [[Memollaj]]
* [[Methasanaj]]
* [[Mlik]]
* [[Mushnikë]]
* [[Okshtun]]
* [[Patk-Milot]]
* [[Rrostej]]
* [[Rreth-Greth]]
* [[Sinaballaj]]
* [[Spanesh]]
* [[Spille]]
* [[Stërbeg]]
* [[Sharrdushk]]
* [[Shkozet]]
* [[Thartor]]
* [[Vilë-Ballaj]]
* [[Zambish]]
* [[Zashtik]]
* [[Zhabjak]]
}}
[[File:Harta e Bashkisë Rrogozhinë.svg|thumb|none|225px|Map of Rrogozhinë Municipality as defined by the Territorial Administrative Reform of 2015]]

==See also==
* [[FK Egnatia]]

==References==
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{{Municipalities of Albania}}
{{Tirana County}}
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