Mamuša
Mamuša or Mamusha (Albanian: Mamushë or Mamusha; Turkish: Mamuşa; Serbian Cyrillic: Мамуша) is a town and municipality located in the Prizren District of Kosovo[lower-alpha 1]. According to the 2011 census, the municipality has a population of 5,507.
Mamuša Turkish: Mamuşa | |
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Town and municipality | |
Albanian: Mamushë / Mamusha Serbian: Мамуша / Mamuša | |
Emblem | |
Location of the municipality of Mamuša within Kosovo | |
Coordinates: 42°19′N 20°43′E | |
Country | Kosovo[lower-alpha 1] |
District | District of Prizren |
Municipality | 2008 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Abdülhadi Krasniç |
Area | |
• Urban | 23.36 km2 (9.02 sq mi) |
• Municipal | 23.36 km2 (9.02 sq mi) |
Elevation | 139 m (456 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Urban | 5,507 |
• Urban density | 240/km2 (610/sq mi) |
• Municipal | 5,507 |
• Municipal density | 240/km2 (610/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC1 |
Postal code | 20540 |
Area code(s) | (+381) 029 |
Website | kk |
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 Suva Reka.
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 Mamuša 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
Prizren, Kosovo
See also
Notes and references
Notes:
- 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 2013 Brussels Agreement. Kosovo is currently recognized as an independent state by 97 out of the 193 United Nations member states. In total, 112 UN member states recognized Kosovo at some point, of which 15 later withdrew their recognition.
References:
- "Final Results of the 2011 Kosovo census". Archived from the original on 2013-11-25. Retrieved 2012-10-31.