Lushnjë District () was one of the 36
districts of Albania
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, which were dissolved in July 2000 and replaced by 12 newly created
counties
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. It had a population of 144,351 in 2001, and an area of . It was in the west of the country and 80 km south of
Tirana
Tirana ( , ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in Albania, largest city of Albania. It is located in the centre of the country, enclosed by mountains and hills, with Dajti rising to the east and a slight valley to the northwest ov ...
, and its capital was the city of
Lushnjë
Lushnjë (; locally ''Lushnje'' ; sq-definite, Lushnja) is a city and municipality in west-central Albania. The municipality's population is 63,135 as of the 2023 census, in a total area of .
History
In January 1920, Lushnje was a provis ...
. Its territory is now part of
Fier County
Fier County (; ), officially the County of Fier (), is a county in the Southern Region of the Republic of Albania. It is the eighth largest by area and the third most populous of the twelve counties, with about 240,000 people within an area of ...
: the
municipalities
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
of
Lushnjë
Lushnjë (; locally ''Lushnje'' ; sq-definite, Lushnja) is a city and municipality in west-central Albania. The municipality's population is 63,135 as of the 2023 census, in a total area of .
History
In January 1920, Lushnje was a provis ...
and
Divjakë
Divjakë (; sq-definite, Divjaka) is a municipality and town in Fier County, Albania. The municipality consists of the administrative units of Grabian, Gradishtë, Remas, Tërbuf with Divjakë constituting its seat. As of the Institute of S ...
.
Administrative divisions
The district consisted of the following
municipalities
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:
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Allkaj
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Ballagat
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Bubullimë
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Divjakë
Divjakë (; sq-definite, Divjaka) is a municipality and town in Fier County, Albania. The municipality consists of the administrative units of Grabian, Gradishtë, Remas, Tërbuf with Divjakë constituting its seat. As of the Institute of S ...
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Dushk
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Fier-Shegan
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Golem
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Grabian
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Gradishtë
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Hysgjokaj
Hysgjokaj is a village and a former municipality in the Fier County, western Albania
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Karbunarë
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Kolonjë
Kolonjë is a municipality in Korçë County, southeastern Albania. It was created in 2015 by the merger of the former municipalities Barmash, Çlirim, Ersekë, Leskovik, Mollas, Novoselë, Qendër Ersekë and Qendër Leskovik. The seat of ...
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Krutje
Krutje is a former municipality in the Fier County, western Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Lushnjë. The population at the 2023 census was 5,523.
It is especially famous in Albania as the ...
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Lushnjë
Lushnjë (; locally ''Lushnje'' ; sq-definite, Lushnja) is a city and municipality in west-central Albania. The municipality's population is 63,135 as of the 2023 census, in a total area of .
History
In January 1920, Lushnje was a provis ...
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Remas
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Tërbuf
References
Districts of Albania
Geography of Fier County
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