Mamuša
| Mamuša | |
|---|---|
| municipality | |
| Albanian: Mamushë / Mamusha Serbian: Мамуша / Mamuša | |
  Mamuša Location in 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[lower-alpha 1] |
| Municipality | 2008 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Arif Bütüç |
| Area | |
| • Total | 23.36 km2 (9.02 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 139 m (456 ft) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 5,791 |
| • Density | 250/km2 (640/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 20540 |
| Area code(s) | (+381) 029 |
| Website | Municipality of Mamuša |
Mamuša or Mamusha (Albanian: Mamushë or Mamusha; Turkish: Mamuşa; Serbian Cyrillic: Мамуша) is a town in Kosovo.[lower-alpha 1] In 2008 it became a municipality. Prior to that it was part of Prizren municipality. Of all municipal units in Kosovo, this one is by far the smallest in terms of area, with only 11 km2 (4 sq mi). According to the 2011 Census the total population is 5,507.[1]
Geography
Location
The town is located on the northern part of Prizren. It also borders Đakovica and Suva Reka.
Population
The town is a primarily ethnic Turkish. It is the only settlement in Kosovo where Turks are a majority.
| Ethnic Composition, Including IDPs | |||||||||||||
| Year/Population | Turks | % | Albanians | % | Others | % | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 5507 | ||||||
Twin towns – Sister cities
Prizren, Kosovo
See also
Notes and references
Notes:
- 1 2 Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008, but Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the Brussels Agreement. Kosovo has received recognition as an independent state from 110 out of 193 United Nations member states.
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| Gjakova District | ||
| Gjilan District | ||
| Mitrovica District | ||
| Peć District | ||
| Pristina District | ||
| Prizren District | ||
1 Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008, but Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the Brussels Agreement. Kosovo has received recognition as an independent state from 110 out of 193 United Nations member states. | ||
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