Suva Reka

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Suva Reka
Municipality and city
Сува Река / Suva Reka Therandë, Theranda / Suharekë, Suhareka

Suva Reka Location in Kosovo
Coordinates: 42°22′N 20°49′E / 42.367°N 20.817°E / 42.367; 20.817
Country	Kosovo^{[lower-alpha 1]}
District	District of Prizren
Area
• Total	361 km² (139 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	59,702 (municipality)
• Density	165.4/km² (428/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Area code(s)	+381
Car plates	04
Website	Municipality of Suva Reka

Suva Reka, Therandë or Suharekë (Albanian: Therandë, Theranda or Suharekë, Suhareka; Serbian: Сува Река, Suva Reka Turkish: Suhareka) is a town and municipality in the Prizren district of southern Kosovo.^{[lower-alpha 1]}

It is located 18 kilometres (11 miles) from Prizren, and 57 km (35 mi) from Pristina.

Name

The name Suva Reka means "dry river" in Serbian. After the 1999 Kosovo War, Albanians referred to the town as Theranda, the name of the ancient fortress of Theranda, located near Prizren.

Demographics

Year/Population	Albanian	%	Serb	%	Roma	%	Total
Ethnic Composition, Including IDPs
January 1999	80,000	95.5	3,000	3.75	700^App	0.75	?
January 2001	72,000	99.3	58	0.01	660 ^App	0.57	?
Ref: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe

International relations

Twin towns – Sister cities

Suva Reka is twinned with:

Lilburn, United States^[1]
Sarandë, Albania

Notes and references

Notes

↑ 1.0 1.1 Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Serbia and the Republic of Kosovo. The latter declared independence on 17 February 2008, but Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. Kosovo's independence has been recognised by 108 out of 193 United Nations member states.

References

↑ Lilburn Becomes a 'Sister City' With Kosovo Town

External links

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Coordinates: 42°22′48″N 20°49′19″E / 42.38000°N 20.82194°E / 42.38000; 20.82194

v t e Municipalities of Kosovo¹

Deçan Dragaš Gjakova Glogovac Gnjilane Ferizaj Istok Kačanik Klina Kosovo Polje Kosovska Kamenica Kosovska Mitrovica Leposavić Lipljan Mališevo Novo Brdo Obilić Orahovac Peć Podujevo Pristina Prizren Skenderaj Štimlje Štrpce Suva Reka Vitina Vučitrn Zubin Potok Zvečan

New Municipalities Đeneral Janković Gračanica Junik Klokot-Vrbovac Mamuša Parteš Ranilug

¹ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Serbia and the Republic of Kosovo. The latter declared independence on 17 February 2008, but Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. Kosovo's independence has been recognised by 108 out of 193 United Nations member states.

v t e Largest cities or towns of Republic of Kosovo Estimation of Kosovo Population 2012
	Rank		Districts	Pop.	Rank	Name	Districts	Pop.
Pristina Prizren	1	Pristina	Pristina	201,804	11	Drenas	Pristina	59,160	Ferizaj Peja
	2	Prizren	Prizren	179,869	12	Lipjan	Pristina	58,292
	3	Ferizaj	Ferizaj	109,899	13	Rahovec	Gjakova	56,932
	4	Peja	Peja	97,360	14	Malisheva	Prizren	55,470
	5	Gjakova	Gjakova	95,363	15	Skënderaj	Mitrovica	51,255
	6	Gjilan	Gjilan	90,863	16	Vitia	Gjilan	47,408
	7	Podujeva	Pristina	88,877	17	Deçan	Peja	40,392
	8	Mitrovica	Mitrovica	84,949	18	Istog	Peja	39,727
	9	Vushtrri	Mitrovica	70,495	19	Klina	Peja	39,047
	10	Suhareka	Prizren	60,549	20	Kamenica	Gjilan	35,981

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