Vlorë District
# Vlorë District

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 $km^2$ (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.

## 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.

