Durrës District

Durrës District (Albanian: Rrethi i Durrësit) was one of the 36 districts of Albania, which were dissolved in July 2000 and replaced by 12 counties. It had a population of 182,988 in 2001, and an area of 455 km² (176 sq mi).^[1] The district seat was the city of Durrës. Its territory is now part of Durrës County: the municipalities of Durrës and Shijak.

Durrës District Rrethi i Durrësit
Former district
Coordinates: 41°24′N 19°31′E
Country	Albania
Dissolved	2000
Seat	Durrës
Area
• Total	455 km2 (176 sq mi)
Population  (2001)
• Total	182,988
• Density	400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Administrative divisions

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

• Durrës
• Gjepalaj
• Ishëm
• Katund i Ri
• Maminas
• Manëz
• Rrashbull
• Shijak
• Sukth
• Xhafzotaj

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.