Sarandë District

Sarandë District (Albanian: Rrethi i Sarandës) was one of the thirty-six districts of Albania (which were dissolved in 2000) that is now part of Vlorë County. The area of the district was 749 km². The population of the district was 48,474[1] (2010 estimate). According to the census of January 1993, it was 53,700. The centre of the district was the city of Sarandë. Other places included Konispol (at the border with Greece), Ksamil (a resort), Çukë, Vrinë and Butrint (an archeological site).

District of Sarandë
District
Map showing Sarandë District within Albania
Country Albania
CapitalSarandë
Lake Butrint and the village of Ksamil south of Sarandë seen from the Greek island Corfu

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:

Note: - urban municipalities in bold

Communities and settlements

References
  1. "POPULLSIA SIPAS RRETHEVE, 2001-2010". Albanian Institute of Statistics. Archived from the original on 2012-03-10. Retrieved 2010-09-09.
  2. http://mondediplo.com/maps/albanianmdv1999 The Albanians, a scattered people by Philippe Rekacewicz, Le Monde diplomatique, January 1999
  3. "Country Studies US: Greeks and Other Minorities". Retrieved September 6, 2006.
  4. de Soto, Hermine (2002). Poverty in Albania: A Qualitative Assessment. World Bank Publications. p. 3. ISBN 9780821351093.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

Further reading
  • Kallivretakis, Leonidas (1995). "Η ελληνική κοινότητα της Αλβανίας υπό το πρίσμα της ιστορικής γεωγραφίας και δημογραφίας [The Greek Community of Albania in terms of historical geography and demography]". In Veremis, Thanos (ed.). Ο Ελληνισμός της Αλβανίας [The Greeks of Albania]. University of Athens. pp. 25–58. ISBN 9600800545.

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