Elbasan District (original) (raw)
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Defunct (2000) Albanian administrative area
Former district in Albania
| Elbasan District Rrethi i Elbasanit | |
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| Former district | |
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| Coordinates: 41°3′N 20°4′E / 41.050°N 20.067°E / 41.050; 20.067 | |
| Country |  Albania |
| Dissolved | 2000 |
| Seat | Elbasan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,290 km2 (500 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 224,974 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (450/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Elbasan District (Albanian: Rrethi i Elbasanit) was one of the 36 districts of Albania, which were dissolved in July 2000 and replaced by 12 counties. It had a population of 224,974 in 2001, and an area of 1,290 km2 (500 sq mi)[1] It was in the centre of the country, and its capital was the city of Elbasan. Its territory is now part of Elbasan County: the municipalities of Elbasan, Belsh and Cërrik.
Administrative divisions
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The district consisted of the following municipalities:[2]
- Belsh
- Bradashesh
- Cërrik
- Elbasan
- Fierzë
- Funarë
- Gjergjan
- Gjinar
- Gostimë
- Gracen
- Grekan
- Kajan
- Klos
- Labinot-Fushë
- Labinot-Mal
- Mollas
- Papër
- Rrasë
- Shalës
- Shirgjan
- Shushicë
- Tregan
- Zavalinë
- ^ Districts of Albania, statoids.com
- ^ "Portraits of poverty and inequality in Albania" (PDF). World Bank Group. 2016. pp. 33–40.