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Sarandë District ( sq, Rrethi i Sarandës) was one of the 36 districts of Albania, which were dissolved in July 2000 and replaced by 12 newly created
counties A county is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposesChambers Dictionary, L. Brookes (ed.), 2005, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, Edinburgh in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French ...
. It had a population of 35,235 in 2001, and an area of . The centre of the district was the city of
Sarandë Sarandë (; sq-definite, Saranda; el, Άγιοι Σαράντα, Ágioi Saránta) is a city in the Republic of Albania and seat of Sarandë Municipality. Geographically, the city is located on an open sea gulf of the Ionian Sea within the Medi ...
. Other places included
Konispol Konispol ( sq-definite, Konispoli) is the southernmost town in Albania. It sits one kilometer away from the Border crossings of Albania, Albanian-Greek border. The settlement is inhabited by Muslim Cham Albanians. Konispol is the modern centre of t ...
(at the border with
Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders ...
),
Ksamil Ksamil ( sq, Ksamili, ) is a village and a former municipality in the riviera of Southern Albania, and part of Butrint National Park. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Sarandë. The population at the ...
(a resort), Çukë,
Vrinë Vrinë ( sq-definite, Vrina; ) is a village in the former Xarrë municipality, Vlorë County in Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Konispol Konispol ( sq-definite, Konispoli) is the southernmost town i ...
and
Butrint Butrint ( el, Βουθρωτόν and Βουθρωτός, ''Bouthrōtón'', la, Buthrōtum) was an ancient Greek and later Roman city and bishopric in Epirus. "Speakers of these various Greek dialects settled different parts of Greece at differe ...
(an archeological site). Its territory is now part of
Vlorë County Vlorë County (; sq, Qarku i Vlorës) is one of the 12 counties of the Republic of Albania with the capital in Vlorë. The county spans and has a total population of 187,675 people as of 2021. It borders the counties of Fier and Gjirokastë ...
: the
municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
of
Sarandë Sarandë (; sq-definite, Saranda; el, Άγιοι Σαράντα, Ágioi Saránta) is a city in the Republic of Albania and seat of Sarandë Municipality. Geographically, the city is located on an open sea gulf of the Ionian Sea within the Medi ...
,
Konispol Konispol ( sq-definite, Konispoli) is the southernmost town in Albania. It sits one kilometer away from the Border crossings of Albania, Albanian-Greek border. The settlement is inhabited by Muslim Cham Albanians. Konispol is the modern centre of t ...
, Finiq (partly) and Himara (partly). Alongside ethnic Albanians, there is a considerable ethnic
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minority. As of 2002, less than 30% of the inhabitants of the district were Greeks.


Administrative divisions

The district consisted of the following
municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
: * Aliko * Dhivër *
Konispol Konispol ( sq-definite, Konispoli) is the southernmost town in Albania. It sits one kilometer away from the Border crossings of Albania, Albanian-Greek border. The settlement is inhabited by Muslim Cham Albanians. Konispol is the modern centre of t ...
*
Ksamil Ksamil ( sq, Ksamili, ) is a village and a former municipality in the riviera of Southern Albania, and part of Butrint National Park. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Sarandë. The population at the ...
* Livadhe * Lukovë * Markat *
Sarandë Sarandë (; sq-definite, Saranda; el, Άγιοι Σαράντα, Ágioi Saránta) is a city in the Republic of Albania and seat of Sarandë Municipality. Geographically, the city is located on an open sea gulf of the Ionian Sea within the Medi ...
*
Xarrë Xarrë (Albanian pronunciation: or ; rup, Dzara; "Ḑara" _Dz,_Aromanian_alphabets_do_not_use_Ḑ.html" ;"title="�� -> Dz, Aromanian alphabets do not use Ḑ">�� -> Dz, Aromanian alphabets do not use Ḑ el, Τζάρα, Tzára) is a village an ...


Communities and settlements

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Sarandë Sarandë (; sq-definite, Saranda; el, Άγιοι Σαράντα, Ágioi Saránta) is a city in the Republic of Albania and seat of Sarandë Municipality. Geographically, the city is located on an open sea gulf of the Ionian Sea within the Medi ...
*
Shkallë Shkallë is a village in the former municipality of Dajt in Tirana County, Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Tirana Tirana ( , ; aln, Tirona) is the capital and largest city of Albania. It is loc ...
* Mursi *
Vrinë Vrinë ( sq-definite, Vrina; ) is a village in the former Xarrë municipality, Vlorë County in Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Konispol Konispol ( sq-definite, Konispoli) is the southernmost town i ...
*
Xarrë Xarrë (Albanian pronunciation: or ; rup, Dzara; "Ḑara" _Dz,_Aromanian_alphabets_do_not_use_Ḑ.html" ;"title="�� -> Dz, Aromanian alphabets do not use Ḑ">�� -> Dz, Aromanian alphabets do not use Ḑ el, Τζάρα, Tzára) is a village an ...
* Vervë *
Leshnicë e Poshtme Leshnicë e Poshtme ( ''Kato Lesinitsa'') is a village in the Vlorë County in Albania, adjacent to the Greek-Albanian borders. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Finiq. It is located less than 1 km north-w ...


References


Further reading

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sarande District Districts of Albania Geography of Vlorë County