Vlorë District () was one of the 36
districts of Albania, which were dissolved in July 2000 and replaced by 12 newly created
counties
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. It had a population of 147,267 in 2001, and an area of . It is in the south-west of the country, and its capital was the city of
Vlorë
Vlorë ( ; ; sq-definite, Vlora) is the List of cities and towns in Albania, third most populous city of Albania and seat of Vlorë County and Vlorë Municipality. Located in southwestern Albania, Vlorë sprawls on the Bay of Vlorë and is surr ...
. Its territory is now part of
Vlorë County
Vlorë County (; ) is one of the 12 counties of Albania with the city of Vlorë being the county capital. The county spans and has a total population of 146,681 people as of 2023. It borders the counties of Fier and Gjirokastër, as well as th ...
: 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
Vlorë
Vlorë ( ; ; sq-definite, Vlora) is the List of cities and towns in Albania, third most populous city of Albania and seat of Vlorë County and Vlorë Municipality. Located in southwestern Albania, Vlorë sprawls on the Bay of Vlorë and is surr ...
,
Selenicë and
Himara (partly). Its population included a
Greek
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minority.
Administrative divisions
The district consisted of the following
municipalities
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:
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Armen
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Brataj
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Himara
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Kotë
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Novoselë
Novoselë ( sq-definite, Novosela) is a village and a former Municipalities of Albania, municipality in the Vlorë County, southwestern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Vlorë. The population ...
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Orikum
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Qendër Vlorë
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Selenicë
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Sevaster
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Shushicë
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Vllahinë
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Vlorë
Vlorë ( ; ; sq-definite, Vlora) is the List of cities and towns in Albania, third most populous city of Albania and seat of Vlorë County and Vlorë Municipality. Located in southwestern Albania, Vlorë sprawls on the Bay of Vlorë and is surr ...
*
Vranisht
Other places in this district included
Dhërmi,
Palasë,
Nartë and
Kocul.
Vlorë is the closest point of the Albanian coast to the
Italian Peninsula.
References
External links
Postcard of the Vlorë coastThe site of Vlorë (in albanian)
Districts of Albania
Geography of Vlorë County
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