Suva Reka
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Suva Reka/Suhareka | ||
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Municipality and city | ||
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Location in Kosovo | ||
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Country | Kosovo[lower-alpha 1] | |
District | District of Prizren | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Refki Gega | |
Area | ||
• Total | 361 km2 (139 sq mi) | |
Elevation | 389 m (1,276 ft) | |
Population (2014) | ||
• Total | 60,869 | |
• Density | 170/km2 (440/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
Postal code | 23000 | |
Area code(s) | +383 | |
Car plates | 04 | |
Website | Municipality of Suhareka |
Suva Reka (Serbian Cyrillic: Сува Река) or Suhareka (In Albanian) also known as Theranda is a town and municipality in the Prizren district of southern Kosovo.[lower-alpha 1] According to the 2011 census, the total population of the municipality is 59,722. Albanians form the absolute majority of the town (98.9%), while other small ethnic groups include Ashkali and Balkan Egyptians, and others.[1]
It is located 18 kilometres (11 miles) from Prizren, and 57 km (35 mi) from Pristina.
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Name
"Suva Reka" means "dry river" in Serbian.[2] It is also known as Theranda.[3]
Demographics
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Year/Population | Albanian | % | Serb | % | Roma | % | Total | ||||||
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January 1999 | 80,000 | 95.5 | 3,000 | 3.75 | 700App | 0.75 | ? | ||||||
January 2001 | 72,000 | 99.3 | 58 | 0.01 | 660 App | 0.57 | ? | ||||||
Ref: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe [1] |
History
From 1929 to 1941 Suhareka was part of the Vardar Banovina of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.
International relations
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Twin towns – Sister cities
Suhareka is twinned with:
Notes and references
- Notes
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See also
- Suva Reka massacre in 1999.
- Camp Casablanca, NATO base
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Suhareka. |
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Rank | Name | Districts | Pop. | Rank | Name | Districts | Pop. | ||
Pristina Prizren |
1 | Pristina | Pristina | 208,230 | 11 | Glogovac (Drenas) | Pristina | 60,687 | Ferizaj (Uroševac) Peć |
2 | Prizren | Prizren | 183,810 | 12 | Lipljan | Pristina | 59,773 | ||
3 | Ferizaj (Uroševac) | Ferizaj (Uroševac) | 112,657 | 13 | Orahovac | Gjakova | 58,259 | ||
4 | Peć | Peć | 98,603 | 14 | Mališevo | Prizren | 57,136 | ||
5 | Gjakova | Gjakova | 97,127 | 15 | Skenderaj (Srbica) | Mitrovica | 52,175 | ||
6 | Gjilan | Gjilan | 92,369 | 16 | Vitina | Gjilan | 48,288 | ||
7 | Podujevo | Pristina | 90,568 | 17 | Deçan | Peć | 40,954 | ||
8 | Mitrovica | Mitrovica | 84,949 | 18 | Istok | Peć | 40,388 | ||
9 | Vučitrn | Mitrovica | 71,977 | 19 | Klina | Peć | 39,943 | ||
10 | Suva Reka | Prizren | 61,976 | 20 | Kamenica | Gjilan | 35,931 |
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