Mamusha
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Mamushë | |
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Town and municipality | |
Albanian: Mamushë / Mamusha Serbian: Мамуша / Mamuša Turkish: Mamuşa | |
![]() Clock Tower of Mahmud Pasha, Mamuša (2013) | |
![]() Location of the municipality of Mamushë within Kosovo | |
Coordinates: 42°19′N 20°43′E / 42.317°N 20.717°ECoordinates: 42°19′N 20°43′E / 42.317°N 20.717°E | |
Country | Kosovo[a] |
District | District of Prizren |
Municipality | 2008 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Abdülhadi Krasniç |
Area | |
• Urban | 11.7 km2 (4.5 sq mi) |
• Municipal | 11.7 km2 (4.5 sq mi) |
Elevation | 139 m (456 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Urban | 5,507 |
• Urban density | 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
• Municipal | 5,507 |
• Municipal density | 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC1 |
Postal code | 20540 |
Area code | (+381) 029 |
Website | kk |
Mamusha (definite Albanian form: Mamushë or Mamuša or Mamusha; Turkish: Mamuşa; Serbian Cyrillic: Мамуша) is a town and municipality located in the Prizren District of Kosovo.[a] According to the 2011 census, the municipality has a population of 5,507.
In 2008 it became a municipality after being split from Prizren municipality. Of all municipal units in Kosovo, this one is by far the smallest in terms of area along with North Mitrovica, with only 11 km2 (4 sq mi).
The town is located on the northern part of Prizren. It also borders Gjakova and Suharekë.
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1961 | 1,590 | — |
1971 | 2,038 | +2.51% |
1981 | 2,752 | +3.05% |
2011 | 5,507 | +2.34% |
According to the last official census done in 2011, the municipality of Mamushë has 5,507 inhabitants. Based on the population estimates from the Kosovo Agency of Statistics in 2016, the municipality has 5,897 inhabitants.
Ethnic groups
The municipality is a primarily composed of ethnic Turks. It is the only settlement in Kosovo where Turks hold a majority.
The ethnic composition of the municipality:[1]
Ethnic Composition, Including IDPs | |||||||||||||
Year/Population | Turks | % | Albanians | % | Others | % | Total | ||||||
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1961 | 1,220 | 76.73 | 367 | 23.09 | - | - | 1,590 | ||||||
1971 | 1,794 | 88.5 | 241 | 11.83 | – | - | 2,038 | ||||||
1981 | 2,372 | 86.19 | 366 | 13.30 | - | - | 2,752 | ||||||
2011 | 5,128 | 93.1 | 327 | 5.9 | 52 | 0.9 | 5,507 |
Twin towns – sister cities
Büyükçekmece, Turkey[2]
See also
Notes and references
Notes:
- ^ a b The political status of Kosovo is disputed. Having unilaterally declared independence from Serbia in 2008, Kosovo is formally recognised as an independent state by 100 UN member states (with another 13 states recognising it at some point but then withdrawing their recognition) and 93 states not recognizing it, while Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory.
References:
- ^ "Final Results of the 2011 Kosovo census". Archived from the original on 2013-11-25. Retrieved 2012-10-31.
- ^ "Kardeş Şehirlerimiz". www.bcekmece.bel.tr. Retrieved 2021-09-13.
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