Vlorë District ( Albanian : Rrethi i Vlorës ) 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 1,609 km (621 sq mi). 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.
3-638: The district consisted of the following municipalities : Other places in this district included Dhërmi , Palasë , Nartë and Kocul . Vlorë is the closest point of the Albanian coast to the Italian Peninsula . This article about a specific location in Vlorë County , Albania, is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Municipalities of Albania Municipalities ( Albanian : bashki or bashkitë ) are
6-490: The second-level administrative divisions of Albania , below the counties and above the communes . Since the most recent administrative reforms in 2014, Albania has 61 municipalities. Municipalities are considered the basic administrative division of Albania. Since its Declaration of Independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1912, Albania has reorganized internal administration 21 times. From independence until
9-434: The year 2000, regional government was organized into regions ( rrethë ) of varing numbers, size, and importance. They were consolidated into groups comprising 12 counties in 1991. Following the 1998 constitutional reforms , the 36 regions of the time were abolished entirely and replaced by the larger counties and two kinds of municipalities: urban municipalities ( bashki ) and rural ones ( komuna ). In 2014, this
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