Malësi e Madhe District

This article is about the political district in Albania. For highland region in Albania and Montenegro, see Malësia. For the Indomalayan geographical region, see Malesia.

Malësi e Madhe District (Albanian: Rrethi i Malësisë së Madhe), commonly known as Malësia, was one of the 36 districts of Albania, which were dissolved in July 2000 and replaced by 12 newly created counties. It had a population of 36,770 in 2001, and an area of 897 km² (346 sq mi).^[1] It is in the north of the country, and its capital was the town of Koplik. The area of the former district is coextensive with the present municipality of Malësi e Madhe, which is part of Shkodër County.

Malësi e Madhe District Rrethi i Malësisë së Madhe
Former district
Coordinates: 42°21′N 19°35′E
Country	Albania
Dissolved	2000
Seat	Koplik
Area
• Total	897 km2 (346 sq mi)
Population  (2001)
• Total	36,770
• Density	41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Administrative divisions

The district consisted of the following municipalities:^[2][3]

• Gruemirë
• Kastrat
• Kelmend
• Koplik
• Qendër
• Shkrel

Note: – urban municipalities in bold