Durrës District
Rrethi i Durrësit
Coordinates: 41°24′N 19°31′E / 41.400°N 19.517°E / 41.400; 19.517
Country Albania
Dissolved2000
SeatDurrës
Area
  Total455 km2 (176 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
  Total182,988
  Density400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Durrës District (Albanian: Rrethi i Durrësit) was one of the 36 districts of Albania, which were dissolved in July 2000 and replaced by 12 counties. It had a population of 182,988 in 2001, and an area of 455 km2 (176 sq mi).[1] The district seat was the city of Durrës. Its territory is now part of Durrës County: the municipalities of Durrës and Shijak.

Administrative divisions

The district consisted of the following municipalities:[2]

Note: - urban municipalities in bold

References

  1. Districts of Albania, statoids.com
  2. "Portraits of poverty and inequality in Albania" (PDF). World Bank Group. 2016. pp. 33–40.


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