Vlorë District () was one of the 36 districts of Albania, which were dissolved in July 2000 and replaced by 12 newly created counties. 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. Its territory is now part of Vlorë County: the municipalities of Vlorë, Selenicë and Himara (partly). Its population included a Greek minority.
Administrative divisions
The district consisted of the following municipalities:
- Armen
- Brataj
- Himara
- Kotë
- Novoselë
- Orikum
- Qendër Vlorë
- Selenicë
- Sevaster
- Shushicë
- Vllahinë
- Vlorë
- 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 coast
- The site of Vlorë (in albanian)