Sarandë District () was one of the 36 districts of Albania, which were dissolved in July 2000 and replaced by 12 newly created

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. It had a population of 35,235 in 2001, and an area of . The centre of the district was the city of

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. Other places included Konispol (at the border with

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), Ksamil (a resort), Çukë, Vrinë and Butrint (an archeological site). Its territory is now part of

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: the

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, Konispol, Finiq (partly) and Himara (partly). Alongside ethnic

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, 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

: * Aliko * Dhivër * Konispol * Ksamil * Livadhe * Lukovë * Markat *

* Xarrë

Communities and settlements

* Shkallë * Mursi * Vrinë * Xarrë * Vervë * Leshnicë e Poshtme

Administrative divisions

Communities and settlements

References

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