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Elbasan District

Rrethi i Elbasanit

Coordinates: 41°3′N 20°4′E / 41.050°N 20.067°E
Country Albania
Dissolved2000
SeatElbasan
Area

• Total

1,290 km2 (500 sq mi)
Population

 (2001)

• Total

224,974
 • Density170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Elbasan District (Albanian: Rrethi i Elbasanit) was one of the 36 districts of Albania, which were dissolved in July 2000 and replaced by 12 counties. It had a population of 224,974 in 2001, and an area of 1,290 km2 (500 sq mi)[1] It was in the centre of the country, and its capital was the city of Elbasan. Its territory is now part of Elbasan County: the municipalities of Elbasan, Belsh and Cërrik.

Administrative divisions

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The district consisted of the following municipalities:[2]