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Defunct (2000) Albanian administrative area Former district in Albania
Vlorë District
Former district
Coordinates: 40°21′N 19°37′E / 40.350°N 19.617°E / 40.350; 19.617
Country Albania
Dissolved2000
SeatVlorë
Area
 • Total1,609 km (621 sq mi)
Population
 • Total147,267
 • Density92/km (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Vlorë District (Albanian: Rrethi i Vlorës) was one of the 36 districts of Albania, which were dissolved in July 2000 and replaced by 12 newly created counties. It had a population of 147,267 in 2001, and an area of 1,609 km (621 sq mi). It is in the south-west of the country, and its capital was the city of Vlorë. Its territory is now part of Vlorë County: the municipalities of Vlorë, Selenicë and Himara (partly). Its population included a Greek minority.

Administrative divisions

The district consisted of the following municipalities:

Other places in this district included Dhërmi, Palasë, Nartë and Kocul.

Vlorë is the closest point of the Albanian coast to the Italian Peninsula.

References

  1. Districts of Albania, statoids.com
  2. http://mondediplo.com/maps/albanianmdv1999 The Albanians, a scattered people by Philippe Rekacewicz, Le Monde diplomatique, January 1999
  3. "Country Studies US: Greeks and Other Minorities". Retrieved September 6, 2006.
  4. "Portraits of poverty and inequality in Albania" (PDF). World Bank Group. 2016. pp. 33–40.

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Districts of Albania
Districts in Albania were geographic divisions made up of cities, towns and villages. They were abolished in 2000.
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