Sarandë District
District of Sarandë | |
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District | |
Map showing Sarandë District within Albania | |
Country | Albania |
Capital | Sarandë |
Sarandë District (Albanian: Rrethi i Sarandës) was one of the thirty-six districts of Albania (which were dissolved in 2000) that is now part of Vlorë County. The area of the district was 749 km². The population of the district was 48,474[1] (2010 estimate). According to the census of January 1993, it was 53,700. The centre of the district was the city of Sarandë. Other places included Konispol (at the border with Greece), Ksamil (a resort), Çukë, Vrinë and Butrint (an archeological site).
Alongside ethnic Albanians, there is a large ethnic Greek minority.[2][3] As of 2002, 40% of the inhabitants of the district were Greeks.[4]
Administrative divisions
The district consisted of the following municipalities:
Finiq MunicipalityHimara Municipality |
Konispol MunicipalitySarandë Municipality |
Note: - urban municipalities in bold
Communities and settlements
- Sarandë
- Shkallë
- Mursi
- Vrine
- Xarrë
- Vervë
- Leshnica e Poshtme
References
- ↑ "POPULLSIA SIPAS RRETHEVE, 2001-2010". Albanian Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 2010-09-09.
- ↑ http://mondediplo.com/maps/albanianmdv1999 The Albanians, a scattered people by Philippe Rekacewicz, Le Monde diplomatique, January 1999
- ↑ "Country Studies US: Greeks and Other Minorities". Retrieved September 6, 2006.
- ↑ de Soto, Hermine (2002). Poverty in Albania: A Qualitative Assessment. World Bank Publications. p. 3. ISBN 9780821351093.
Further reading
- Kallivretakis, Leonidas (1995). "Η ελληνική κοινότητα της Αλβανίας υπό το πρίσμα της ιστορικής γεωγραφίας και δημογραφίας [The Greek Community of Albania in terms of historical geography and demography]". In Veremis, Thanos. Ο Ελληνισμός της Αλβανίας [The Greeks of Albania]. University of Athens. pp. 25–58. ISBN 9600800545.
Coordinates: 39°49′N 20°7′E / 39.817°N 20.117°E