Vlorë District Explained

Vlorë District
Type:d
Map:Vlorë District.svg
Coordinates:40.35°N 56°W
Seat:Vlorë
Dissolved:2000
Population Total:147,267
Population As Of:2001
Area Total Km2:1609

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] 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.[2] [3]

Administrative divisions

The district consisted of the following municipalities:[4]

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

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

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://statoids.com/yal.html Districts of Albania
  2. http://mondediplo.com/maps/albanianmdv1999 The Albanians, a scattered people by Philippe Rekacewicz, Le Monde diplomatique, January 1999
  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.