Suva Reka
| Suva Reka/Suhareka | ||
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| Municipality and city | ||
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  Suva Reka/Suhareka Location in Kosovo | ||
| Coordinates: 42°22′N 20°49′E / 42.367°N 20.817°E | ||
| 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.
Name
"Suva Reka" means "dry river" in Serbian.[2] It is also known as Theranda.[3]
Demographics
| Ethnic Composition, Including IDPs | |||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||
History
From 1929 to 1941 Suhareka was part of the Vardar Banovina of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.
International relations
Twin towns – Sister cities
Suhareka is twinned with:
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 been recognised as an independent state by 108 out of 193 United Nations member states.
References
- ↑ "2011 Kosovo Census: Suharekë".
- ↑ Grujić, Petar V. (2014). Kosovo knot. Pittsburgh: Dorrance Publishing. p. 248. ISBN 9781480998452.
- ↑ Elsie,R. Historical Dictionary of Kosovo. p. 268.
- ↑ Lilburn Becomes a 'Sister City' With Kosovo Town
See also
- Suva Reka massacre in 1999.
- Camp Casablanca, NATO base
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Suhareka. |
Coordinates: 42°22′48″N 20°49′19″E / 42.38000°N 20.82194°E
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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 | ||