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Gjirokastër District
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Within Vinony's link graph, Gjirokastër District is referenced by 69 other articles, and connects out to Dropull i Poshtëm, Libohovë and Zagori.
The entry is geolocated on the map.
It is catalogued under topics including Districts of Albania and Geography of Gjirokastër County.
Its subject is documented across 43 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Country
- Albania
- Seat
- Gjirokastër
- Total
- 1,137 km (439 sq mi)
- Density
- 49.24/km (127.5/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+1 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+2 ( CEST )
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- district of Albania
- Country
- Albania
- Located in
- Gjirokastër County
- Capital
- Gjirokastër
- Area
- 1137.00
- Elevation
- 368
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
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- Commons category
- Gjirokastër
- language used
- Aromanian
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Encyclopedic overview
Gjirokastër District (Albanian: Rrethi i Gjirokastrës) was one of the 36 districts of Albania, which were dissolved in July 2000 and replaced by 12 counties. It had a population of 55,991 in 2001, and an area of 1,137 km (439 sq mi). It contained a large Greek ethnic minority. It is in the south of the country, and its capital was the city of Gjirokastër. Its territory is now part of Gjirokastër County: the municipalities of Gjirokastër, Dropull and Libohovë.
Administrative divisions
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gjirokastër District” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.