Durrës District () was one of the 36
districts of Albania
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, which were dissolved in July 2000 and replaced by 12
counties
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. It had a population of 182,988 in 2001, and an area of . The district seat was the city of
Durrës
Durrës ( , ; sq-definite, Durrësi) is the List of cities and towns in Albania#List, second most populous city of the Albania, Republic of Albania and county seat, seat of Durrës County and Durrës Municipality. It is one of Albania's oldest ...
. Its territory is now part of
Durrës County
Durrës County (), officially the County of Durrës (), is a Counties of Albania, county in the Northern Albania, Northern Region of the Republic of Albania. It is the smallest by area and the List of counties of Albania by population, second mos ...
: the
municipalities
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of
Durrës
Durrës ( , ; sq-definite, Durrësi) is the List of cities and towns in Albania#List, second most populous city of the Albania, Republic of Albania and county seat, seat of Durrës County and Durrës Municipality. It is one of Albania's oldest ...
and
Shijak
Shijak ( sq-definite, Shijaku) is a town and a municipality in Durrës County, west-central Albania. The municipality was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Gjepalaj, Maminas, Shijak and Xhafz ...
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Administrative divisions
The district consisted of the following
municipalities
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Durrës
Durrës ( , ; sq-definite, Durrësi) is the List of cities and towns in Albania#List, second most populous city of the Albania, Republic of Albania and county seat, seat of Durrës County and Durrës Municipality. It is one of Albania's oldest ...
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Gjepalaj
Gjepalaj is a village and a former municipality in the Durrës County, western Albania. During the 2015 local government reform, it became a subdivision of the municipality Shijak
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Ishëm
Ishëm is a former municipality in the Durrës County, northwestern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Durrës. The population at the 2011 census was 5,001.Katund i Ri
Katund i Ri is a village and a former municipality in the Durrës County, western Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Durrës
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Maminas
Maminas is a village and a former municipality in the Durrës County, western Albania
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Manëz
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Shijak
Shijak ( sq-definite, Shijaku) is a town and a municipality in Durrës County, west-central Albania. The municipality was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Gjepalaj, Maminas, Shijak and Xhafz ...
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Sukth
Sukth is a village(Communes of Albania, commune) and a former municipality in the Durrës County, western Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Durrës. The population at the 2011 census was 15,96 ...
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Xhafzotaj
Xhafzotaj ( IPA: /d͡ʒafzotaj/) is a village and a former municipality in the Durrës County, western Albania
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Note: - urban municipalities in bold
References
Districts of Albania
Geography of Durrës County
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