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]
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.