Lushnjë District
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The District of Lushnjë is one of the thirty-six districts of Albania, part of Fier County
. It has a population of 143,276 (2010 estimate), and an area of 712 km². It is in the west of the country and 80 km south of Tirana
. Its capital is Lushnjë
. The district consists of the following municipalities:
Fier County
The County of Fier is one of the 12 counties of Albania. It consists of the districts of Fier, Lushnjë and Mallakastër and its capital is Fier.Fier's western edge is the shoreline of the Adriatic Sea. On land, it borders the following counties:...
. It has a population of 143,276 (2010 estimate), and an area of 712 km². It is in the west of the country and 80 km south of Tirana
Tirana
Tirana is the capital and the largest city of Albania. Modern Tirana was founded as an Ottoman town in 1614 by Sulejman Bargjini, a local ruler from Mullet, although the area has been continuously inhabited since antiquity. Tirana became Albania's capital city in 1920 and has a population of over...
. Its capital is Lushnjë
Lushnjë
Lushnjë or Lushnje is a city in Central-West Albania located at 40.95°N, 19.71°E. It is the center of the District of Lushnje in the County of Fier and has a population of about 54,813. The town was founded in late medieval times by a Turkish widow called Salushe. She built a rest stop on the...
. The district consists of the following municipalities:
- Allkaj
- BallagatBallagatBallagat is a municipality in the Lushnjë District, Fier County, western Albania....
- BubullimëBubullimëBubullimë is a municipality in the Lushnjë District, Fier County, western Albania.- Notable people :Methodius , Berat's archbishop, who in 1743 started renovations of the Ardenica Monastery....
- DivjakëDivjakëDivjakë is a municipality in the Lushnjë District, Fier County, western Albania....
- Dushk
- Fier-SheganFier-SheganFier-Shegan is a municipality in the Lushnjë District, Fier County, western Albania....
- GolemGolem, LushnjëGolem is a municipality in the Lushnjë District, Fier County, western Albania....
- GrabianGrabianGrabian is a municipality in the Lushnjë District, Fier County, western Albania....
- GradishtëGradishtëGradishtë is a municipality in the Lushnjë District, Fier County, western Albania....
- HysgjokajHysgjokajHysgjokaj is a municipality in the Lushnjë District, Fier County, western Albania....
- KarbunarëKarbunarëKarbunarë is a municipality in the Lushnjë District, Fier County, western Albania....
- KolonjëKolonjë, LushnjëKolonjë is a municipality in the Lushnjë District, Fier County, western Albania....
- KrutjeKrutjeKrutje is a municipality in the Lushnjë District, Fier County, western Albania. It is especially famous in Albania as the seat of the very first collective communist farm, the famous cooperatives. The municipality was especially prosperous during communism with its own volleyball team that used to...
- LushnjëLushnjëLushnjë or Lushnje is a city in Central-West Albania located at 40.95°N, 19.71°E. It is the center of the District of Lushnje in the County of Fier and has a population of about 54,813. The town was founded in late medieval times by a Turkish widow called Salushe. She built a rest stop on the...
- RremasRremasRremas is a town Lushnjë District, Fier County, western Albania. The town is also the seat of the Rremas municipality....
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