Suva Reka
Coordinates: 42°22′48″N 20°49′19″E / 42.38000°N 20.82194°E
| Suva Reka Theranda | ||
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| Municipality and city | ||
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Albanian: Suharekë / Suhareka Therandë / Theranda Serbian: Сува Река / Suva Reka | ||
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  Suva Reka Theranda Location of Suva Reka 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 | Sali Asllanaj | |
| 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 29 | |
| Car plates | 04 | |
| Climate | Cfb | |
| Website | http://kk.rks-gov.net/suhareke | |
Suva Reka or Suhareka (Albanian: Suharekë/Therandë, Serbian: Сува Река) 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 ethnic majority of the town at 98.9%, while other small ethnic groups include Ashkali and Balkan Egyptians and various others.[1]
Suva Reka is located 18 kilometres (11 miles) from the city of Prizren, and 57 km (35 mi) from Pristina, the nation's capital.
Name
The name Suva Reka means "dry river" in Serbian.[2] The city is also known as Theranda in Albanian.[3]
History
From 1929 to 1941, Suva Reka was part of the Vardar Banate of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.
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 | |||||||||||||
Twin towns – Sister cities
Suva Reka 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 received formal recognition as an independent state from 111 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.
- ↑ "Komuna Suhareke - Suhareka & Fellbach". kk.rks-gov.net. Retrieved 2017-01-31.
- ↑ 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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| Ferizaj District |  | |
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| Gjakova District | ||
| Gjilan District | ||
| Mitrovica District | ||
| Peć District | ||
| Pristina District | ||
| Prizren District | ||
1 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 received formal recognition as an independent state from 111 out of 193 United Nations member states. | ||
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| Rank | Name | Districts | Pop. | Rank | Name | Districts | Pop. | ||
 Pristina  Prizren |
1 | Pristina | Pristina | 204,721 | 11 | Suva Reka | Prizren | 59,681 |  Ferizaj (Uroševac)  Peć |
| 2 | Prizren | Prizren | 186,986 | 12 | Orahovac | Gjakova | 58,908 | ||
| 3 | Ferizaj (Uroševac) | Ferizaj (Uroševac) | 101,174 | 13 | Lipljan | Pristina | 56,643 | ||
| 4 | Peć | Peć | 97,890 | 14 | Mališevo | Prizren | 57,301 | ||
| 5 | Gjakova | Gjakova | 94,543 | 15 | Skenderaj (Srbica) | Mitrovica | 51,746 | ||
| 6 | Podujevo | Pristina | 83,425 | 16 | Vitina | Gjilan | 46,742 | ||
| 7 | Mitrovica | Mitrovica | 80,623 | 17 | Deçan | Peć | 41,173 | ||
| 8 | Gjilan | Gjilan | 80,525 | 18 | Istok | Peć | 39,604 | ||
| 9 | Vučitrn | Mitrovica | 64,578 | 19 | Klina | Peć | 39,208 | ||
| 10 | Glogovac (Drenas) | Pristina | 60,175 | 20 | Kosovo Polje (Fushë Kosova) | Pristina | 37,048 | ||