The District of Shkodër (Albanian: Rrethi i Shkodrës) is one of the thirty-six districts of Albania. It has a population of 185,000 (2004 estimate), and an area of 1,631 km². It is in the north of the country, and its capital is Shkodër. Albanian or Gjuha shqipe is a language spoken by more than six million inhabitants of the western Balkan peninsula (Albania, Serbia and Montenegro, Macedonia, Greece) in south_eastern Europe (Albanians) and by a small number of people in Calabria, southern Italy. ... Albania is divided into 36 districts, or rrethe. ... Shkodër (Albanian: Shkodër or Shkodra, Serbian Skadar, Latin Scutari, German Skutari) is a city located in North West Albania, in the District of Shkodër and it is the capital of the County of Shkodër. ...