Orikum

Orikum
Orikum
Municipal unit
	Orikum
	Coordinates: 40°20′N 19°28′E / 40.333°N 19.467°E
Country	Albania
County	Vlorë
Municipality	Vlorë
Population (2011)
• Municipal unit	5,503
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal Code	9426
Area Code	0391

Orikumis 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.^[1] 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.^[2] The municipal unit consists of the town Orikum and the villages Dukat Fushë, Dukat, Tragjas and Radhimë.^[3]

^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6376. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
^ 2011 census results Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
^ Greece – Albania Neighbourhood Programme Archived March 27, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

[1] "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6376. Retrieved 25 February 2022.

[census11-2] 2011 census results Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine

[3] Greece – Albania Neighbourhood Programme Archived March 27, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

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