Shkodër District Explained

Shkodër District
Other Name:Rrethi i Shkodrës
Type:d
Map:Shkodër District.svg
Seat:Shkodër
Dissolved:2000
Population Total:185,794
Population As Of:2001
Area Total Km2:1631

Shkodër District ([1] short name: Shkodër,[2] variants: Rrethi Shkodër[3] and Shkodra[4]) 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 185,794 in 2001, and an area of .[5] It is in the north of the country, and its capital was the city of Shkodër. Its territory is now part of Shkodër County: the municipalities of Shkodër and Vau i Dejës.

Religion in Shkodër is 70% Muslim, 28% Catholic, 1% Orthodox and 1% undeclared. The area includes significant tourist attractions, such as Rozafa Castle (fortress of Shkodra); one of the biggest and most famous castles in Albania, with the 13–14th century St. Stephen's Church in its court, later converted to a mosque; the Ottoman-era Historical Museum building (1815); and the National Photo Gallery.[6]

Administrative divisions

The district consisted of the following municipalities:[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rrethi i Shkodrës: Albania . Geographical names . 2012-12-28.
  2. Web site: Shkodër: Albania . Geographical names . 2012-12-28.
  3. Web site: Rrethi Shkodër: Albania . Geographical names . 2012-12-28.
  4. Web site: Shkodra: Albania . Geographical names . 2012-12-28.
  5. http://statoids.com/yal.html Districts of Albania
  6. Web site: Shkodra . Albaniatourism.com . 2012-12-28.
  7. Web site: Portraits of poverty and inequality in Albania . World Bank Group. 2016. 33–40.