Prokuplje
City in Southern and Eastern Serbia, Serbia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Pokuplje.
Prokuplje (Serbian Cyrillic: Прокупље, pronounced [prǒkupʎe]) is a city and the administrative center of the Toplica District in southern Serbia. As of 2022 census, the municipality has a population of 38,054 inhabitants.[2]
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Prokuplje
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Coordinates: 43°14′10″N 21°35′25″E | |
Country | Serbia |
Region | Southern and Eastern Serbia |
District | Toplica |
City status | June 2018 |
Settlements | 107 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Aleksandar Simonović (SNS) |
Area | |
• Urban | 20.96 km2 (8.09 sq mi) |
• Administrative | 759 km2 (293 sq mi) |
Elevation | 273 m (896 ft) |
Population (2022 census)[2] | |
• Urban | 24,627 |
• Urban density | 1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi) |
• Administrative | 38,054 |
• Administrative density | 50/km2 (130/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 18400 |
Area code | +381(0)27 |
Car plates | PK |
Website | www |
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Prokuplje is one of the Roman sites of Serbia. The town was known as Ürgüp during Ottoman rule and was incorporated into the Kingdom of Serbia in 1878.