Orikum
Sign in to saveOrikum is a town and a former municipality in Vlorë County, southwestern Albania. With the 2015 local government reform, it became a subdivision of the municipality Vlorë. It was named after the ancient city Oricum, which was located 4 km west of modern Orikum. The population at the 2011 census was 5,503. The municipal unit consists of the town Orikum and the villages Dukat Fushë, Dukat, Tragjas and Radhimë. thumb|The town of Orikum is situated in the most southern part of Vlora Bay. The image is taken from the high grounds in the eastern side of Vlora Bay
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Place details
- Locality
- Orikum
- Region
- Shqipëria Jugore
- Country
- Shqipëria
- Population
- 2,604
- Timezone
- Europe/Tirane
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement AL.type
- mu
- Settlement AL.official_name
- Orikum
- Settlement AL.image_skyline
- Orikum, southern Albania (2024).jpg
- Settlement AL.county
- Vlorë
- Settlement AL.municipality
- Vlorë
- Settlement AL.population_as_of
- 2011
- Settlement AL.population_unit
- 5503
- Settlement AL.postal_code
- 9426
- Settlement AL.area_code
- 0391
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Albania
- Population
- +2604
- Elevation
- +7
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Official website
- www.orikum.gov.al
- Image
- Orikum, cesta k pláži.jpg
via Wikidata · CC0
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Orikum is a town and a former municipality in Vlorë County, southwestern Albania. With the 2015 local government reform, it became a subdivision of the municipality Vlorë. It was named after the ancient city Oricum, which was located 4 km west of modern Orikum. The population at the 2011 census was 5,503. The municipal unit consists of the town Orikum and the villages Dukat Fushë, Dukat, Tragjas and Radhimë. thumb|The town of Orikum is situated in the most southern part of Vlora Bay. The image is taken from the high grounds in the eastern side of Vlora Bay
==External links== Municipality Official Website How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Embrace My Inner Enver Hoxha, Haaretz, 2015