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Fier District

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Country
  
Albania

Area
  
785 km²

Capital
  
Fier

County
  
Fier County

Population
  
199,442 (2010)

Fier District

Fier District (Albanian: Rrethi i Fierit) was one of the thirty-six districts of Albania (which were dissolved in 2000) that is now part of Fier County. It had a population of 199,442 (2010 estimate), and an area of 785 km². It is in the south-west of the country, and its capital was Fier.

Administrative divisions

The district consisted of the following municipalities:

Note: - urban municipalities in bold

Fier is well known for its ancient city, known as "Apollonia", where Cicero, the famous Roman orator had studied for a small period of time.

References

Fier District Wikipedia