Kukës District

Kukës District
Former district
Coordinates: 41°58′N 20°25′E
Country	Albania
Dissolved	2000
Seat	Kukës
Area
• Total	956 km^2 (369 sq mi)
Population  (2001)
• Total	64,054
• Density	67/km^2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Kukës District (Albanian: Rrethi i Kukësit) was one of the 36 districts of Albania, which were dissolved in July 2000 and replaced by 12 counties. It had a population of 64,054 in 2001, and an area of 956 km^2 (369 sq mi).[1] The town of Kukës was where the district's administrative headquarters were located. The area of the former district is coextensive with the present municipality of Kukës, which is part of Kukës County.

Administrative divisions

The district consisted of the following municipalities:[2]

• Arrën
• Bicaj
• Bushtricë
• Grykë-Çajë
• Kalis
• Kolsh
• Kukës
• Malzi
• Shishtavec
• Shtiqën
• Surroj
• Tërthore
• Topojan
• Ujëmisht
• Zapod

Note: - urban municipalities in bold

Geography

The district lies in the northeastern part of Albania and is bordered by District of Prizren in the east and northeast, by Has District in the north, by Pukë District and Mirditë District in the west and by Dibër District in the south.

References

1. Districts of Albania, statoids.com
2. "Portraits of poverty and inequality in Albania" (PDF). World Bank Group. 2016. pp. 33–40.