Kurbin District
Rrethi i Kurbinit
Coordinates: 41°37′N 19°42′E / 41.617°N 19.700°E / 41.617; 19.700
Country Albania
Dissolved2000
SeatLaç
Area
  Total235 km2 (91 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
  Total54,519
  Density230/km2 (600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Kurbin District (Albanian: Rrethi i Kurbinit) 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 54,519 in 2001, and an area of 235 km2 (91 sq mi).[1] It is in the west of the country, and its capital was the town of Laç. The area of the former district is coextensive with the present municipality of Kurbin, which is part of Lezhë County.

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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