The District of Vlorë (Albanian: Rrethi i Vlorës) is one of the thirty-six districts of Albania. It has a population of 147,000 (2004 estimate), and an area of 1,609 km². It is in the south-west of the country, and its capital is Vlorë. Other places in this district include Himarë, Orikum, Dhërmi, Cold Water, Palase, Kocul, and Selenicë. Vlorë is the closest point of the Albanian coast to the Italian peninsula. Vlora has a very beautiful coastline. 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. ... Vlora (Photo by Marc Morell) Vlorë (Albanian: Vlorë or Vlora) is the second largest port city of Albania, after Durrës, with a population of about 85,000 (2003 estimate). ... Kocul (Koculi in Albanian) is a small village in the District of Vlorë in Albania. ...