Fier District
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The District of Fier is one of the thirty-six districts of Albania, part of Fier County
Fier County
The County of Fier is one of the 12 counties of Albania. It consists of the districts of Fier, Lushnjë and Mallakastër and its capital is Fier.Fier's western edge is the shoreline of the Adriatic Sea. On land, it borders the following counties:...

. It has 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 is Fier
Fier
Fieri is a city in southwest Albania, in the district and county of the same name. It is located at , and has a population of 82,297 . Fier is from the ruins of the ancient Greek city of Apollonia.-History :...

. The district consists of the following municipalities:
  • Cakran
    Cakran
    Cakran is a municipality in the Fier District, Fier County, southwestern Albania....

  • Dërmenas
    Dërmenas
    Dërmenas is a municipality in the Fier District, Fier County, southwestern Albania....

  • Fier
    Fier
    Fieri is a city in southwest Albania, in the district and county of the same name. It is located at , and has a population of 82,297 . Fier is from the ruins of the ancient Greek city of Apollonia.-History :...

  • Frakull
    Frakull
    Frakull is a municipality in the Fier District, Fier County, southwestern Albania....

  • Kuman
    Kuman, Albania
    Kuman is a municipality in the Fier District, Fier County, southwestern Albania....

  • Kurjan
    Kurjan
    Kurjan is a municipality in the Fier District, Fier County, southwestern Albania....

  • Levan
    Levan, Albania
    Levan is a municipality in the Fier District, Fier County, southwestern Albania....

  • Libofshë
    Libofshë
    Libofshë is a municipality in the Fier District, Fier County, southwestern Albania....

  • Mbrostar
    Mbrostar
    Mbrostar is a municipality in the Fier District, Fier County, southwestern Albania....

  • Patos
    Patos
    Patos is a city in the District of Fier in Albania. The city had 32,078 residents in the 2005 census. It is the center of the oil industry in Albania, and is 7 kilometers from city of Fier.The city's football team is Klubi Sportiv Albpetrol....

  • Portëz
    Portëz
    Portëz is a municipality in the Fier District, Fier County, southwestern Albania....

  • Qendër
    Qendër, Fier
    Qendër is a municipality in the Fier District, Fier County, southwestern Albania....

  • Roskovec
    Roskovec
    Roskovec is a small city of 25,000 people in the Fier District , in south-central Albania.-External links:*...

  • Ruzhdie
    Ruzhdie
    Ruzhdie is a municipality in the Fier District, Fier County, southwestern Albania. In May 2010 it came to prominence in Albania as the hottest spot in a vote recount of the elections....

  • Strum
    Strum, Albania
    Strum is a municipality in the Fier District, Fier County, southwestern Albania....

  • Topojë
    Topojë
    Topojë is a municipality in the Fier District, Fier County, southwestern Albania....

  • Zharrëz
    Zharrëz
    Zharrëz is a municipality in the Fier District, Fier County, southwestern Albania....



Fier is well known for its ancient city, known as "Apollonia
Apollonia, Illyria
Apollonia was an ancient Greek city in Illyria, located on the right bank of the Aous river . Its ruins are situated in the Fier region, near the village of Pojani, in modern-day Albania...

", where Cicero
Cicero
Marcus Tullius Cicero , was a Roman philosopher, statesman, lawyer, political theorist, and Roman constitutionalist. He came from a wealthy municipal family of the equestrian order, and is widely considered one of Rome's greatest orators and prose stylists.He introduced the Romans to the chief...

, the famous Roman orator had studied for a small period of time.
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