Elbasan District
Rrethi i Elbasanit
Coordinates: 41°3′N 20°4′E / 41.050°N 20.067°E / 41.050; 20.067
Country Albania
Dissolved2000
SeatElbasan
Area
  Total1,290 km2 (500 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
  Total224,974
  Density170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+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

The district consisted of the following municipalities:[2]

References

  1. Districts of Albania, statoids.com
  2. "Portraits of poverty and inequality in Albania" (PDF). World Bank Group. 2016. pp. 33–40.


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