Lezhë

What Lezhë does

Bashkia Lezhë is the municipal government of Lezhë, located in northwestern Albania, and one of 61 municipalities operating under Albanian Law 139/2015 on Local Self-Government. It governs a territory comprising 10 Administrative Units (Lezhë, Shëngjin, Shënkoll, Zejmen, Kallmet, Dajç, Blinisht, Balldre, Kolsh, and Ungrej) and serves residents, local businesses, tourists, and vulnerable populations through directorates covering taxes, social services, civil emergencies, education, health, infrastructure, and cultural heritage.

The municipality's core products and digital platforms include a GIS Platform for infrastructure and school inventory (covering Lezhë plus Dibër, Elbasan, Roskovec, Korçë, and Gjirokastër), an integrated One-Stop Shop (SIZ1N) for citizen services, a public Beach Map, an Open Data portal, an electronic Request-Response Registry, an online tax payment portal (hosted on Azure), and citizen engagement channels across Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. Operational services span waste management (including a new GIZ-co-financed cleaning scheme and multifunctional waste treatment center), tax administration, social care for vulnerable groups, and disaster preparedness.

The revenue model is built on recurring local taxes and tariffs: property tax (Taksa mbi Ndërtesën), agricultural land tax (with first-five-year exemptions for orchards and vineyards, due April 30), land/plot tax (0.56 Lekë/m² residential; 20 Lekë/m² commercial, annually), and a cleaning/waste removal tariff (12 monthly installments via water bills for residential customers; annual lump-sum for businesses and institutions). Additional revenue and capacity flow from co-financing and grants with GIZ (waste management), the EU delegation (rural development), the US Embassy (violent extremism prevention via YWCA Albania), and twin-city partnerships with Bra (Italy), Danilovgrad (Montenegro), and Trebinje (Bosnia and Herzegovina). The municipality is led by Mayor Pjerin Ndreu for the 2023–2027 council term.

Name

Lezhë

Legal name

Bashkia Lezhë

Website

https://lezha.gov.al

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Bashkia Lezhë is the municipal government of Lezhë in northwestern Albania, one of 61 Albanian municipalities, serving residents, businesses, and tourists across 10 Administrative Units via tax administration, waste management, social services, civil emergencies, and digital e-government platforms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government & Public Administration

NAICS

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (9211), Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs (92411), Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development (92512), Other Nonhazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal (562219)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Sanitary Services (4950), Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744)

akta.pro primary industry

Solid Waste & Recycling Services Administration (BPAIACAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Local Transportation, Parking & Mobility Administration (BPAIACAM), Taxpayer Services, Education & Outreach (BPAIADAM), Street & Public Space Litter Collection (Municipal Cleaning) (BPALAAAE)

Keywords

• Municipal government services
• Local tax administration
• Waste management services
• Civil emergency management
• Public social services

Headquarters

HQ city

Lezhë

HQ country

Albania

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Property Tax (Taksa mbi Ndërtesën): Annual property tax collected from families with contracts with Ujësjellës-Kanalizime Sh.A. Lezhë. For families without contracts, calculated based on 100 m² area per household head. Revenue managed by the Directorate of Taxes and Local Tariffs.
2. Agricultural Land Tax: Annual tax on agricultural land collected by the Directorate of Taxes and Local Tariffs. Exemptions for land planted with fruit trees and vineyards for first five years. Payment deadline April 30 annually.
3. Land/Plot Tax: Tax based on plot area in square meters. Rate of 0.56 Lekë/m²/year for residential purposes and 20 Lekë/m²/year for business purposes. Collected in annual installment.
4. Cleaning and Waste Removal Tariff: Public service tariff for waste collection and removal. For families with water contracts: paid in 12 equal monthly installments through water bills. For families without contracts: paid in single annual installment.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Bashkia Lezhë is the municipal government of Lezhë municipality in northwestern Albania, delivering public-administration services to residents, local businesses and visitors. Its offering comprises local tax administration (building, land, agricultural-land and waste tariffs), waste management and a GIZ-supported cleaning scheme, social services and welfare for vulnerable groups, civil-emergency preparedness, tourism/cultural-heritage promotion, and digital citizen-service platforms including the GIS Platform, the SIZ1N One-Stop Shop, an Open Data portal and an electronic request/response registry.

Product overview

Bashkia Lezhë operates as a municipal government providing public services to citizens through a combination of digital platforms and physical service centers. The digital offering consists of multiple service portals including a GIS Platform for infrastructure mapping, a One-Stop Shop system for integrated citizen services, a Beach Map for tourism, an Open Data portal for transparency, and an electronic Request-Response Registry. Core municipal services include waste management, tax collection, social services, civil emergency management, and cultural services. The municipality has developed a new cleaning scheme with GIZ partnership and is implementing a multifunctional waste treatment center project.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Platforma GIS (GIS Platform) Geographic Information System platform used by the municipality for infrastructure inventory and spatial-data management, with per-school GIS passports covering 100 schools across six districts.
• Zyra me një Ndalesë (One-Stop Shop / SIZ1N) Integrated single-window service system that lets citizens access multiple municipal services through a single point of contact, facilitating efficient government service delivery.
• Harta e Plazheve Publike (Public Beach Map) Public beach mapping service showing beach locations and visitor information for Shëngjin and other coastal assets within Lezhë municipality.
• Menaxhimi i Mbetjeve (Waste Management Service) Municipal waste-management service covering collection, removal and the new cleaning scheme co-developed with GIZ, including a multifunctional waste-treatment centre project; tariffs are billed monthly via Ujësjellës-Kanalizime Sh.A. Lezhë for residential contracts and as a single annual installment otherwise.
• Shërbimi Social (Social Services and Care) Municipal social-care and welfare service delivered through the Drejtoria e Shërbimit dhe Kujdesit Social, providing economic assistance, support for persons with disabilities (incl. mobile services for children with disabilities), child/women protection, single-mother support, trafficking-victim services and elderly care.
• Shërbimi i Taksave dhe Tarifave Vendore (Local Taxes and Tariffs Directorate) Municipal revenue service administering building tax, land tax, agricultural-land tax and cleaning/waste tariffs, including online checking and payment through the "Taksat e Mia" portal.
• Shërbimi i Emergjencave Civile (Civil Emergency Directorate) Municipal civil-emergency management service covering earthquake and flood response procedures, disaster preparedness planning and the 129 emergency response line.
• Open Data Portal Municipal open-data portal providing public access to municipal datasets and transparency-grade information.
• Regjistri i Kërkesave dhe Përgjigjeve (Request and Response Registry) Electronic registry that records citizen requests and municipal responses, enabling transparency and tracking of municipal communications.
• Harta Turistike e Lezhës (Tourist Map of Lezhë) Tourist mapping asset published as a PDF and via web platforms, showcasing cultural monuments, tourist resources and points of interest across Lezhë.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Komuna e Bra (Italy)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 June 2026Twin city partnership finalized between Bashkia Lezhë and Municipality of Bra in Italy. The partnership acknowledges the significant diaspora community from Zadrima region living and working in Bra. Signed with Mayor Giovanni Fogliato to strengthen relations between communities and create opportunities for exchange, development, and friendship.
• European Union (Delegation)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 June 2026EU representatives participate in Rural Parliament forums alongside Ministry of Agriculture and local farmers to discuss agricultural development, infrastructure investment, and rural development opportunities. EU provides funding support for rural development initiatives.
• GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 June 2026GIZ German development organization collaborates with Bashkia Lezhë on environmental projects including the new cleaning/waste management scheme demonstration and multifunctional waste treatment center project. GIZ designed and co-finances the project expected to be one of the most comprehensive applied for the first time in Albania. GIZ representatives visited Lezhë along with 15 other municipalities interested in replicating the model.
• YWCA AlbaniaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with YWCA of Albania in the field of prevention of violent extremism. Projects include empowering local women's networks for preventing violent extremism as a mechanism for creating vigilant and united communities, funded by the US Embassy Public Affairs Office.
• 15 Municipalities of AlbaniaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of 15 Albanian municipalities collaborating to replicate the new waste cleaning scheme developed in Lezhë. Represents peer learning and knowledge sharing among local governments.
• Bashkia Danilofgradit (Montenegro)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRepresentatives from Municipality of Danilofgrad (now called Danilovgrad) in Montenegro participated in Lezha Gatuan Gastronomy Festival. Partnership part of 'Life in Castles' (Jetësimi i Kalave) project involving cultural heritage preservation.
• Bashkia e Trebinjes (Bosnia and Herzegovina)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRepresentatives from Trebinje municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina participated in Lezha Gatuan Gastronomy Festival as part of 'Life in Castles' (Jetësimi i Kalave) project for cultural heritage and castle revitalization.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Bashkia Elbasan: Mid-sized Albanian municipality that shares the GIS school infrastructure platform with Bashkia Lezhë, making it a direct operational peer for digital municipal infrastructure.
• Bashkia Shkodër: Northern Albanian municipality with shared geographic and demographic profile; offers the same municipal services portfolio under Law 139/2015 and is one of the 15 municipalities engaged in replicating Lezhë's waste scheme.
• Bashkia Korçë: Albanian municipality that participates in the same multi-municipality GIS school infrastructure program as Bashkia Lezhë, making it a peer for digital governance and infrastructure inventory practices.
• Bashkia Dibër: Albanian municipality sharing the GIS school infrastructure program with Bashkia Lezhë; comparable size and operating context under the same national legal framework.
• Bashkia Durrës: Coastal Albanian municipality operating under identical legal framework as Bashkia Lezhë, with comparable service portfolio including tourism, waste management, and tax administration — and similar Mediterranean-coast economic profile.
• Bashkia Tiranë: Capital municipality of Albania under the same Law 139/2015 local self-government framework as Bashkia Lezhë. Operates the same set of municipal functions (taxation, waste, social services, civil emergencies) at larger scale, making it the closest direct governance peer.
• Bashkia Gjirokastër: Albanian municipality participating in the shared GIS school infrastructure platform with Bashkia Lezhë, and a fellow UNESCO-heritage tourism peer with comparable cultural-asset management responsibilities.

Regional players

• Opština Danilovgrad: Montenegrin municipality engaged with Bashkia Lezhë via the 'Life in Castles' cultural heritage partnership, representing a regional Western Balkans municipal governance peer.
• Comune di Bra: Italian twin-city municipality formally partnered with Bashkia Lezhë, serving as a cross-border municipal governance peer for cultural exchange and diaspora-related service delivery.
• Grad Trebinje: Bosnian municipality participating alongside Bashkia Lezhë in the 'Life in Castles' castle-revitalization and cultural heritage program, serving as a regional governance and heritage-tourism peer.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCyZPgKyMmeyzAxb02OV_Lsg
• Facebookfacebook.com/lezhebashkia
• Instagraminstagram.com/bashkia__lezhe
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lezh%C3%AB

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries10 records

Funding overview

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