Kurbin District

Defunct (2000) Albanian administrative area
Former district in Albania
Kurbin District
Rrethi i Kurbinit
Former district
Coordinates: 41°37′N 19°42′E / 41.617°N 19.700°E / 41.617; 19.700
Country Albania
Dissolved2000
SeatLaç
Area
 • Total235 km2 (91 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total54,519
 • Density230/km2 (600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Kurbin District (Albanian: Rrethi i Kurbinit) 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 54,519 in 2001, and an area of 235 km2 (91 sq mi).[1] It is in the west of the country, and its capital was the town of Laç. The area of the former district is coextensive with the present municipality of Kurbin, which is part of Lezhë County.

Administrative divisions

The district consisted of the following municipalities:[2]

  • Fushë-Kuqe
  • Laç
  • Mamurras
  • Milot

Note: - urban municipalities in bold

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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