Sarandë District

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Lake Butrint and the village of Ksamil south of Sarandë seen from the Greek island Corfu

Sarandë District (Template:Langx) 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 35,235 in 2001, and an area of Template:Cvt.[1] The centre of the district was the city of Sarandë. Other places included Konispol (at the border with Greece), Ksamil (a resort), Template:Ill, Vrinë and Butrint (an archeological site). Its territory is now part of Vlorë County: the municipalities of Sarandë, Konispol, Finiq (partly) and Himara (partly).

Alongside ethnic Albanians, there is a considerable ethnic Greek minority.[2][3] As of 2002, less than 30% of the inhabitants of the district were Greeks.[4]

Administrative divisions

The district consisted of the following municipalities:[5]

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Communities and settlements

References

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  1. Districts of Albania, statoids.com
  2. http://mondediplo.com/maps/albanianmdv1999 The Albanians, a scattered people by Philippe Rekacewicz, Le Monde diplomatique, January 1999
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