title: Skrapar District
text: # Skrapar District
  
  Skrapar District (Albanian: Rrethi i Skraparit) 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 29,874 in 2001, and an area of 775 $km^2$ (299 sq mi). It was in the centre of the country, and its capital was the town of Çorovodë. Its territory is now part of Berat County: the municipalities of Skrapar and Poliçan (partly).
  
  ## Administrative divisions
  
  The district consisted of the following municipalities:
  
  * Bogovë
  * Çepan
  * Çorovodë
  * Gjerbës
  * Leshnjë
  * Poliçan
  * Potom
  * Qendër Skrapar
  * Vëndreshë
  * Zhepë
  
  ## Notable people
  
  * Abas Ermenji, Albanian politician and historian
  * Riza Cerova, Albanian political figure
  * Xhelal bej Koprencka, modern Albania's founding father
  * Ilir Meta, Albanian politician
  
  ## Gallery
  
  * Kasabashi Bridge near Çorovodë
  * Osum Canyon
  * Gradec Cliffs near Çorovodë
  