Sarandë District Explained

Sarandë District
Type:	d
Map:	Sarandë District.svg
Coordinates:	39.8167°N 27°W
Seat:	Sarandë
Dissolved:	2000
Population Total:	35,235
Population As Of:	2001
Area Total Km2:	730

Sarandë District (Albanian: Rrethi i Sarandës) 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 35,235 in 2001, and an area of .^[1] The centre of the district was the city of Sarandë. Other places included Konispol (at the border with Greece), Ksamil (a resort), Çukë, Vrinë and Butrint (an archeological site). Its territory is now part of Vlorë County: the municipalities of Sarandë, Konispol, Finiq (partly) and Himara (partly).

Alongside ethnic Albanians, there is a considerable ethnic Greek minority.^{[2] [3]} As of 2002, less than 30% of the inhabitants of the district were Greeks.^[4]

Administrative divisions

The district consisted of the following municipalities:^[5]

• Aliko
• Dhivër
• Konispol
• Ksamil
• Livadhe
• Lukovë
• Markat
• Sarandë
• Xarrë

Communities and settlements

• Sarandë
• Shkallë
• Mursi
• Vrinë
• Xarrë
• Vervë
• Leshnicë e Poshtme

Further reading

• Book: Kallivretakis, Leonidas . Veremis . Thanos . Ο Ελληνισμός της Αλβανίας [The Greeks of Albania] ]. University of Athens . 1995 . 25–58 . Η ελληνική κοινότητα της Αλβανίας υπό το πρίσμα της ιστορικής γεωγραφίας και δημογραφίας [The Greek Community of Albania in terms of historical geography and demography]. 9600800545.

Notes and References

1. http://statoids.com/yal.html Districts of Albania
2. http://mondediplo.com/maps/albanianmdv1999 The Albanians, a scattered peopleby Philippe Rekacewicz, Le Monde diplomatique, January 1999
3. Web site: Country Studies US: Greeks and Other Minorities. September 6, 2006.
4. Book: de Soto, Hermine. Poverty in Albania: A Qualitative Assessment. 2002. World Bank Publications. 9780821351093. 3.
5. Web site: Portraits of poverty and inequality in Albania . World Bank Group. 2016. 33–40.