Districts of Albania

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Albania is divided into 36 districts, or rrethe. Several districts are then grouped into a counties or prefectures, of which there are 12. The capital city, Tirana, has a special status. The districts are:

Berat Bulqizë Delvinë Devoll Dibër Durrës Elbasan Fier Gjirokastër Gramsh Has Kavajë Kolonjë Korçë Krujë Kuçovë Kukës Kurbin

Lezhë Librazhd Lushnjë Malësi e Madhe Mallakastër Mat Mirditë Peqin Përmet Pogradec Pukë Sarandë Shkodër Skrapar Tepelenë Tirana Tropojë Vlorë

See also: ISO 3166-2 codes for districts of Albania

Districts of Albania
Berat | Bulqizë | Delvinë | Devoll | Dibër | Durrës | Elbasan | Fier | Gjirokastër | Gramsh | Has | Kavajë | Kolonjë | Korçë | Krujë | Kuçovë | Kukës | Kurbin | Lezhë | Librazhd | Lushnjë | Malësi e Madhe | Mallakastër | Mat | Mirditë | Peqin | Përmet | Pogradec | Pukë | Sarandë | Shkodër | Skrapar | Tepelenë | Tirana | Tropojë | Vlorë

[edit] Historic

From 1959 to 1991, Albania was organized into 26 districts. In 1991, ten more were added, giving the map we have today. [1]

Berat Dibër Durrës Elbasan Fier Gjirokastër Gramsh Kolonjë Korçë Krujë Kukës Lezhë Librazhd

Lushnjë Mat Mirditë Përmet Pogradec Pukë Sarandë Shkodër Skrapar Tepelenë Tirana Tropojë Vlorë

Map of the districts of Albania as they were from 1959 to 1991.