title: Vlorë District
text: # 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.
  
  