Malësi e Madhe District

This article is about the political district in Albania. For highland region in Albania and Montenegro, see Malësia. For the Indomalayan geographical region, see Malesia.

Malësi e Madhe District (Albanian: Rrethi i Malësisë së Madhe), commonly known as Malësia, 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 36,770 in 2001, and an area of 897 km² (346 sq mi).^[1] It is in the north of the country, and its capital was the town of Koplik. The area of the former district is coextensive with the present municipality of Malësi e Madhe, which is part of Shkodër County.

Malësi e Madhe District Rrethi i Malësisë së Madhe
Former district
Coordinates: 42°21′N 19°35′E
Country	Albania
Dissolved	2000
Seat	Koplik
Area
• Total	897 km2 (346 sq mi)
Population  (2001)
• Total	36,770
• Density	41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Administrative divisions

The district consisted of the following municipalities:^[2][3]

• Gruemirë
• Kastrat
• Kelmend
• Koplik
• Qendër
• Shkrel

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.
3. Shkoder County. "Administrative division". Retrieved 2 August 2010.