Prizren Municipality

Prizren Municipality is a municipality of Kosovo with its seat as the city of Prizren. It has an area of 640 km², 5.94% of Kosovo, and has 76 settlements in total. Prizren Municipality shares a border with Gjakova, Orahovac, Mamusha, Suva Reka, Štrpce, and Dragaš municipalities, as well as Albania and North Macedonia.^[2]

Prizren Komuna e Prizrenit (Albanian) Призрен / Prizren (Serbian)
Municipality
Flag Seal
Coordinates: 42°13′N 20°44′E
Country	Kosovo
District	District of Prizren
Government
• Mayor	Shaqir Totaj
Area
• Total	640 km2 (250 sq mi)
Elevation	450 m (1,480 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	177,781[1]
• Density	277.7/km2 (719/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	20000-20080
Area code	(+383) 29
Car plates	04
Climate	Cfb
Website	kk.rks-gov.net/prizren

History

The area of Prizren Municipality has been inhabited since prehistoric times.^[3] The first mention of modern Prizren was in 1019.^[4]

Demographics by settlement

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Rank	Name	Population	Males	Females	Albanians	Serbs	Turks	Bosniaks	Roma	Ashkali	Gorani	Others
1	Prizreni	85,119	42,161	42,958	67,283	47	8,833	4,914	2,666	800	576	204
2	Dushanovë	9,398	4,723	4,675	8,816	0	0	220	172	186	0	2
3	Lubizhdë	5,982	3,058	2,924	4,224	5	237	1,286	48	0	75	107
4	Zhur	5,909	2,974	2,935	5,903	0	0	6	0	0	0	0
5	Korishë	5,279	2,705	2,574	5,279	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Gjonaj	4,818	2,431	2,387	4,812	1	0	4	0	1	0	0
7	Hoçë e Qyteti	3,410	1,681	1,729	3,409	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
8	Romajë	2,747	1,377	1,370	2,747	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Lubizhdë e Hasit	2,719	1,410	1,309	1761	2,719	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Piranë	2,417	1,255	1,162	2,216	0	0	0	0	201	0	0
11	Kushnin	2,110	1,048	1,062	2,110	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Lubinjë e Epërme	1,925	981	944	0	0	0	1873	0	0	1	51
13	Zym	1,782	920	862	1782	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Vlashnjë	1,700	848	852	1,699	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
15	Atmaxhë	1,685	867	818	1684	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Krajk	1,676	872	804	1,676	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	Lubiqevë	1,602	779	823	1602	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	Poslishtë	1,520	740	780	1520	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	Billushë	1,495	781	714	1493	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
20	Nashec	1,379	717	662	1,379	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	Gërnçar	1,318	665	653	27	0	6	1,285	0	0	0	0
22	Lubinjë e Poshtme	1,227	609	618	32	0	0	1178	0	0	0	17
23	Lutogllavë	1,218	630	588	1218	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	Petrovë	1,194	605	589	1,914	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	Shpenadi	1,168	614	554	432	1089	0	0	0	58	0	0
26	Landovicë	1,149	581	568	1,038	0	0	1	0	110	0	0
27	Randobravë	1,142	569	573	1142	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	Mushnikovë	1,133	580	553	939	47	0	143	0	0	0	4
29	Skorobishtë	1,128	577	581	825	0	0	303	0	0	0	0
30	Manastiricë	1,107	550	557	317	0	0	0	1106	0	0	1
31	Pllanjan	1,104	582	522	298	13	4	7	1080	0	0	0
32	Karashëngjergj	1,099	563	536	1097	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	Mazrekë	1,077	549	528	1,077	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	Medvec	1,062	529	533	1046	0	0	0	0	16	0	0
35	Reçan	951	478	473	3	0	2	944	0	0	0	2
36	Krushë e Vogël	937	421	516	923	0	0	0	0	15	0	0
37	Grazhdanik	884	442	442	879	0	0	0	2	3	0	0
38	Kabash i Hasit	882	459	423	881	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
39	Caparc	848	436	412	820	0	0	0	0	28	0	0
40	Zojz	828	412	416	813	0	0	0	0	15	0	0
41	Shkozë	788	405	383	785	0	0	2	0	0	1	0
42	Malësi e Re	742	394	348	742	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
43	Pouskë	684	367	317	0	0	0	684	0	0	0	0
44	Pllanejë	681	341	340	681	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
45	Sërbicë e Poshtme	674	351	323	602	0	0	2	39	31	0	0
46	Vërmicë	661	327	334	661	430	0	0	0	0	0	0
47	Dedaj	619	318	301	616	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
48	Nebregoshtë	579	288	291	2	0	0	577	0	0	0	0
49	Lukinaj	558	297	261	558	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
50	Muradem	515	270	245	515	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
51	Kojushë	509	264	245	506	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
52	Dobrushtë	495	262	233	495	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
53	Velezhë	460	243	217	460	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
54	Jeshkovë	434	223	211	434	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
55	Tupec	398	202	196	398	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
56	Smaç	375	190	185	374	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
57	Jabllanicë	351	177	174	0	0	1	346	0	0	0	0
58	Llokvicë	339	173	166	1	5	0	333	0	0	0	0
59	Novosellë	309	167	142	17	0	0	243	0	0	0	49
60	Gornjasellë	292	152	140	12	9	0	268	0	0	0	3
61	Gorozhup	290	144	146	289	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
62	Sërbicë e Epërme	179	88	91	179	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
63	Drajçiq	151	70	81	30	26	0	95	0	0	0	0
64	Trepetnicë	138	68	70	133	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
65	Leskovec	134	67	67	134	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
66	Struzhë	42	60	102	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
67	Novak	88	47	41	57	31	0	0	0	0	0	0
68	Sredskë	69	40	29	9	58	2	0	0	0	0	0
69	Milaj	37	19	18	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
70	Lez	2	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
71	Dojnicë	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
72	Kabash	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
73	Kushtendil	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
74	Kobajë	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
75	Vërbiçan	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
76	Zhivinjan	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

References

1. "Preliminary Results of the Kosovo 2011 population and housing census". The statistical Office of Kosovo. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
2. Vickers, Miranda (1999). The Albanians: A Modern History. I.B.Tauris. p. 97. ISBN 978-1-86064-541-9.
3. Hoxha, Gëzim (2007). "Të dhëna të reja arkeologjike nga Kalaja e Prizrenit / Nouvelles données archéologiques sur la forteresse de Prizren". Iliria: 270. doi:10.3406/iliri.2007.1073.
4. Stojkovski, Boris (2020). "Byzantine military campaigns against Serbian lands and Hungary in the second half of the eleventh century.". In Theotokis, Georgios; Meško, Marek (eds.). War in Eleventh-Century Byzantium. Routledge. p. 147. ISBN 978-0429574771.
5. 2011 Kosovo Census results

External links

• Municipality of Prizren – Official Website