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 .Districts of Albania, statoids.com 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.http://mondediplo.com/maps/albanianmdv1999 The Albanians, a scattered people by Philippe Rekacewicz, Le Monde diplomatique, January 1999
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)