Delvinë District Explained

Delvinë District
Other Name:	Rrethi i Delvinës
Type:	d
Map:	Delvinë District.svg
Coordinates:	39.9667°N 24°W
Seat:	Delvinë
Dissolved:	2000
Population Total:	10,859
Population As Of:	2001
Area Total Km2:	367

Delvinë District (Albanian: Rrethi i Delvinës) was one of the 36 districts of Albania, which were dissolved in July 2000 and replaced by 12 counties. It had a population of 10,859 in 2001, and an area of .^[1] Its population included a substantial Greek community.^{[2] [3]} The district is in the south of the country, and its capital was the town of Delvinë. Its territory is now part of Vlorë County: the municipalities of Delvinë and Finiq (partly).

Administrative divisions

The district consisted of the following municipalities:^[4]

• Delvinë
• Vergo
• Finiq
• Mesopotam

Note: - urban municipalities in bold

Further reading

• Book: Kallivretakis, Leonidas . Veremis . Thanos . Ο Ελληνισμός της Αλβανίας [The Greeks of Albania] ]. University of Athens . 1995 . 25–58 . Η ελληνική κοινότητα της Αλβανίας υπό το πρίσμα της ιστορικής γεωγραφίας και δημογραφίας [The Greek Community of Albania in terms of historical geography and demography]. 9600800545.

Notes and References

1. http://statoids.com/yal.html Districts of Albania
2. http://mondediplo.com/maps/albanianmdv1999 The Albanians, a scattered people
3. Web site: Country Studies US: Greeks and Other Minorities. September 6, 2006.
4. Web site: Portraits of poverty and inequality in Albania . World Bank Group. 2016. 33-40.