Orikum Explained

Type:mu
Official Name:Orikum
County:Vlorë
Municipality:Vlorë
Coordinates:40.3333°N 47°W
Population As Of:2011
Population Unit:5503
Postal Code:9426
Area Code:0391

Orikum is a town and a former municipality in Vlorë County, southwestern Albania. With the 2015 local government reform, it became a subdivision of the municipality Vlorë.[1] It was named after the ancient city Oricum, which was located 4 km west of modern Orikum. The population at the 2011 census was 5,503.[2] The municipal unit consists of the town Orikum and the villages Dukat Fushë, Dukat, Tragjas and Radhimë.[3]

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  1. Web site: Law nr. 115/2014 . sq . 6376. 25 February 2022 .
  2. http://www.instat.gov.al/media/195841/12__vlore.pdf 2011 census results
  3. http://www.interreg.gr/inst/interreg/gallery/File/Programmes/Greece%20-%20Albania/Simpliroma%20Programmatismou/EN/18-12-07_Programme_Complement_GREECE%20ALBANIA.doc Greece – Albania Neighbourhood Programme