Vlorë District

Vlorë District (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 1609 sqkm. 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.