Tepelenë District | |
Type: | d |
Map: | Tepelenë District.svg |
Coordinates: | 40.3333°N 76°W |
Seat: | Tepelenë |
Dissolved: | 2000 |
Population Total: | 32,465 |
Population As Of: | 2001 |
Area Total Km2: | 817 |
Tepelenë District 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 32,465 in 2001, and an area of .[1] It was in the south of Albania, and its capital was the city of Tepelenë. Its territory is now part of Gjirokastër County: the municipalities of Tepelenë and Memaliaj.
At the Vjosa (Greek:Aoos) Narrows ("Aoi Stena") in the district, a Macedonian army barred the way to Epirus and, in 198 BC, a decisive battle, the Battle of the Aous, took place between a Roman army commanded by Consul Titus Quinctius Flamininus and the Macedonians commanded by Philip V. After an attempt of a truce and an inconclusive battle, a shepherd led the Roman army to a point where the Macedonians could be attacked and the Romans won the battle.
The district consisted of the following municipalities: