| Çarçovë | |
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| Administrative Unit | |
| Coordinates: 40°7′N 20°32′E / 40.117°N 20.533°ECoordinates: 40°7′N 20°32′E / 40.117°N 20.533°E | |
| Country |
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| County | Gjirokastër |
| Municipality | Përmet |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Administrative Unit | 918 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Vehicle registration | PR |
Çarçovë (also: Çarshovë) is a village, a municipal unit and a former municipality in the Gjirokastër County, southern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Përmet. The population at the 2011 census was 918. The municipal unit consists of the villages Çarçovë, Vllaho-Psilloterë, Biovizhdë, Zhepë, Draçovë, Iliar-Munushtir, Strëmbec, Pëllumbar and Kanikol.
Two villages in the former municipality of Çarçovë (in Greek: Τσαρτσόβα/Tsartsova or Κεράσοβο/Kerasovo) are predominantly Greek speaking, in particular: Biovizhdë and Vllaho-Psilloterë. Some Greek speakers also exist in the nearby villages of Zhepë and Draçovë. Greek and Aromanian communities are found at the town of Çarçovë.