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Lezhë District
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former geographic subdivision of Albania
Key facts
- Country
- Albania
- Seat
- Lezhë
- Total
- 479 km (185 sq mi)
- Density
- 142/km (369/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+1 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+2 ( CEST )
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Elevation
- 84
- Image
- Zadrima.jpg
- Licence plate code
- LE
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Article
Lezhë District (Albanian: Rrethi i Lezhës) was one of the 36 districts of Albania, which were dissolved in July 2000 and replaced by 12 newly created counties. It had a population of 68,218 in 2001, and an area of 479 km (185 sq mi). It is in the north-west of the country, and its capital was the city of Lezhë. The area of the former district is coextensive with the present municipality of Lezhë, which is part of Lezhë County.
Lezhë District is located in north Albania and is a region with thousands of years of history. In Lezhë the League of Lezhë was created under the order of Gjergj Kastrioti Skanderbeg.