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Orikum

Orikum
Administrative Unit
Orikum is located in Albania
Orikum
Orikum
Coordinates: 40°20′N 19°28′E / 40.333°N 19.467°E / 40.333; 19.467Coordinates: 40°20′N 19°28′E / 40.333°N 19.467°E / 40.333; 19.467
Country Albania Albania
County Vlorë
Municipality Vlorë
Population (2011)
 • Administrative Unit 5,503
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal Code 9426
Area Code 0391
Vehicle registration AL

Orikum is a town and a former municipality in the Vlorë County, southwestern Albania. At 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. Nearby the modern city is located the only marina in Albania, Marina of Orikum (as of 2011).


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