The District of Tirana is one of the thirty-six districts of Albania

Albania

Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...

, part of Tirana County. It has a population of 717,426 (2010 estimate), and an area of 1,238 km². It is in the centre of the country, and its capital is 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...

. The district consists of the following municipalities:

• Baldushk
  Baldushk
  Baldushk is a municipality in the Tirana District, Tirana County, central Albania.- Villages :Baldushk is with 14 villages* Baldushk * Mumajes* Fushas* Balshaban* Shpate* Isufmucaj* Mustafakocaj* Kocaj* Kakunj* Vesqi* Parret...
  
  
• Bërxullë
  Bërxullë
  Bërxullë is a municipality in the Tirana District, Tirana County, central Albania....
  
  
• Bërzhitë
  Bërzhitë
  Bërzhitë is a municipality in the Tirana District, Tirana County, central Albania....
  
  
• Dajt
  Dajt
  - Seal :The seal of the municipality derives from the coat of arms of the medieval Albanian noble family of Skurra....
  
  
• Farkë
  Farkë
  Farkë is a municipality in the Tirana District, Tirana County, central Albania....
  
  
• Kamëz
  Kamëz
  Kamëz is a city in Albania, a suburb 7 km north of Tirana. It is part of the Tirana District and County.From 1990 to 2005, the expansion of Tirana has brought Kamez into the conurbation....
  
  
• Kashar
  Kashar
  Kashar is a municipality in the Tirana District, Tirana County, central Albania.- History :The village was first attested in 1456 as the battlefield of a battle between the League of Lezhë and the Ottoman Empire.- Demographics :...
  
  
• Krrabë
  Krrabë
  Krrabë is a municipality in the Tirana District, Tirana County, central Albania....
  
  
• Ndroq
  Ndroq
  Ndroq is a municipality near Tirana, the capital of Albania. It is part of Tirana District and Tirana County. The village's population is estimated to be around 5,000 inhabitants....
  
  
• Paskuqan
  Paskuqan
  Paskuqan is a municipality in the Tirana District, Tirana County, central Albania....
  
  
• Petrelë
• Pezë
  Pezë
  Pezë is a municipality in the Tirana District, Tirana County, central Albania....
  
  
• Prezë
  Prezë
  Prezë is a municipality in the Tirana District, Tirana County, central Albania....
  
  
• Shëngjergj
  Shëngjergj
  Shëngjergj is a municipality in the Tirana District, Tirana County, central Albania....
  
  
• 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...
  
  
• Vaqarr
  Vaqarr
  Vaqarr is a municipality in the Tirana District, Tirana County, central Albania....
  
  
• Vorë
  Vorë
  Vorë or Vora is a municipality in Tirana District, Tirana County in Albania.While small, it is located at a major road junction and railway junction.-References:...
  
  
• Zall-Bastar
  Zall-Bastar
  Zall-Bastar is a municipality in the Tirana District, Tirana County, central Albania....
  
  
• Zall-Herr
  Zall-Herr
  Zall-Herr is a municipality in the Tirana District, Tirana County, central Albania....
  
  

Tirana District Region

Under a special constitutional dispensation, the Regional Council of Tirana has been formed as a local governing body. The council is in the heart of Tirana ,which is called the Tirana District Region and covers an area of 33 sq.km. It is delimited by the Durres District

Durrës District

The District of Durrës is one of the thirty-six districts of Albania, part of Durrës County. It has a population of 242,801 , and an area of 433 km². It is in the west of the country, and its capital is Durrës...

, Dibër District

Dibër District

The District of Dibër is one of the thirty-six districts of Albania, part of Dibër County. It has a population of 62,825, and an area of 1088 km². It is in the north-east of the country, and its capital is Peshkopi....

, Fier District

Fier District

The District of Fier is one of the thirty-six districts of Albania, part of Fier County. It has a population of 199,442 , and an area of 785 km². It is in the south-west of the country, and its capital is Fier...

, Elbasan District

Elbasan District

The District of Elbasan is one of the thirty-six districts of Albania, part of Elbasan County. It has a population of 224,689 , and an area of 1,372 km². It is in the centre of the country, and its capital is Elbasan...

 and the Adriatic Sea

Adriatic Sea

The Adriatic Sea is a body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkan peninsula, and the system of the Apennine Mountains from that of the Dinaric Alps and adjacent ranges...

. This region with Mediterranean climate

Mediterranean climate

A Mediterranean climate is the climate typical of most of the lands in the Mediterranean Basin, and is a particular variety of subtropical climate...

 (mild winter and hot summer) has amazing beaches on the Adriatic coast in the vicinity of Kavaja and is also famous for the Mediterranean flora and fauna. The district has a population of 887,567 of which 75% is urban and 25% is rural.

External links

• Regional Council of Tirana (County)