Fier District

Coordinates: 40°42′N 19°32′E / 40.700°N 19.533°E / 40.700; 19.533
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Fier District
Rrethi i Fierit
Coordinates: 40°42′N 19°32′E / 40.700°N 19.533°E / 40.700; 19.533
Country Albania
Dissolved2000
SeatFier
Area
 • Total850 km2 (330 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total200,154
 • Density240/km2 (610/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Fier District (Albanian: Rrethi i Fierit) was one of the 36 districts of Albania, which were dissolved in July 2000 and replaced by 12 counties. It had a population of 200,154 in 2001, and an area of 850 km2 (330 sq mi).[1] It is in the south-west of the country, and its capital was the city of Fier. Its territory is now part of Fier County: the municipalities of Fier, Patos and Roskovec.

Administrative divisions[edit]

The district consisted of the following municipalities:[2]

References[edit]

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