Delvinë District

District of Delvinë Rrethi i Delvinës
District
Map showing the district within Albania
Country	Albania
County	Vlorë County
Capital	Delvinë
Area
• Total	348 km^2 (134 sq mi)
Population (2010)[1]
• Total	11,985
• Density	34/km^2 (89/sq mi)

The District of Delvinë or District of Delvina (Albanian: Rrethi i Delvinës) was one of the thirty-six districts of Albania, part of Vlorë County. Its population of 11,985^[2] includes a substantial Greek community.^[3][4] The district has an area of 348 km² (Instat). It is in the south of the country, and its capital was Delvinë. The district consisted of the following municipalities:

• Delvinë
• Finiq
• Mesopotam
• Vergo

References

1. "POPULLSIA SIPAS PREFEKTURAVE, 2001–2010". Albanian Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 2010-09-09.
2. "POPULLSIA SIPAS RRETHEVE, 2001-2010". Albanian Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 2010-09-09.
3. The Albanians, a scattered people by Philippe Rekacewicz, Le Monde diplomatique, January 1999
4. "Country Studies US: Greeks and Other Minorities". Retrieved September 6, 2006.

Further Reading

• Kallivretakis, Leonidas (1995). "Η ελληνική κοινότητα της Αλβανίας υπό το πρίσμα της ιστορικής γεωγραφίας και δημογραφίας [The Greek Community of Albania in terms of historical geography and demography]". In Veremis, Thanos. Ο Ελληνισμός της Αλβανίας [The Greeks of Albania]. University of Athens. pp. 25–58. ISBN 9600800545.

Coordinates: 39°58′N 20°4′E / 39.967°N 20.067°E