Kuçovë (Albanian definite form: Kuçova) is a municipality in south-central Albania.

Since 2005 the country's air force has ceased flying the aged MiG fighters provided by the Soviet Union and China and has been reduced to rotary wing aircraft only.

The oil industry was originally developed by the Italians during the King Zog period, and much of the infrastructure is outdated.

Today there is some evidence of a recovery with a large number of micro-businesses operating from former state run factories, although unemployment remains high.

[1] Of this population around 12,000 live in the city of Kuçova, classifying it as 12th of 65 municipalities on a national scale.

Another feature of this district compared with others in Albania is that city dwellers comprise 63% of the general population, the remainder living in villages nearby.

Like many other Albanian cities, Kuçova has a lot of coffee bars, restaurants and some hotels.

High school graduates who want to pursue a higher education go to other Albanian cities or outside the country.