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Central Albania () is a subdivision of Albania as defined by the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS). It is one of the three classified NUTS-2 statistical regions of Albania. The region incorporates the central parts of the country including the capital Tirana, and encompasses an area of . It incorporates the counties of Tirana County, and Elbasan County. With a population of nearly one million, it is the most populated of the all the regions in Albania.
The western part of the region consists of a narrow coast which reaches a maximum width of in the Elbasan county. It is made up of marshlands, and eroded low lying scrublands often with no vegetation. Moving towards the west, the elevation increases gradually, and consists of arable lands suitable for agriculture. These lands extend towards the foothills of the central uplands called Çermenikë, which consist of small hills with average elevation ranging between . The western part of the region lies on a faultline, and is in a seismically active zone.
The Albanian rivers that pass through the region flow from east to west due to the topography of the land. Due to its closeness to the sea, the western lowlands experience warm and humid summers, and milder winters. The precipitation increases while moving eastwards, with the central highlands experiencing the greatest rainfall.
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