Orahovac

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This article is about a town and municipality in Kosovo. For other uses, see Orahovac (disambiguation).


Orahovac
Municipality and city
Albanian: Rahovec, Rahoveci;
Serbian: Ораховац, Orahovac;
Turkish: Rahofça
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Orahovac is located in Kosovo
Orahovac
Orahovac
Location in Kosovo
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Country Kosovo[lower-alpha 1]
District District of Gjakova
Government
 • Mayor Idriz Vehapi
Area
 • Total 278 km2 (107 sq mi)
Elevation 477 m (1,565 ft)
Population (2014)
 • Total 58,214
 • Density 210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 21000
Area code(s) (+381) 29
Car plates 04
Website Municipality of Rahovec

Orahovac or Rahovec (Albanian: Rahovec, Rahoveci; Serbian: Ораховац, Orahovac; Turkish: Rahofça), is a town and municipality in western Kosovo,[lower-alpha 1] in the District of Gjakova.

Name

The Serbian name of the town, Orahovac, is derived from the Serbo-Croatian orah, meaning "walnut".[1] The Albanian name Rahovec comes from an Albanised pronunciation of Orahovac.[1]

Geography and population

The municipality coveres an area of approximately 276 km2 (107 sq mi) and contains 35 villages. In 2014 the town had a total population of 23,200 and the population of the municipality was 58,214.[2] In 2011 the municipality had a total population of 56,208.[3] Approximately 800 Kosovo Serbs live in a small Serbian enclave in the town and in the village of Velika Hoča.[3]

Demographics

Ethnic Composition, Including IDPs
Year/Population Albanians  % Serbs  % Others  % Total
1991 55,119 92 3,938 7 885 1 59,942
January 1999 52,500 92 4,000 7 800 1 57,300
December 1999 58,772 89 5,008 8 2116 3 65,896
May 2001 69,019 97.6 1,350 1.9 350 0.5 70,719
November 2002 71,834 97.7 1,300 1.8 420 0.5 73,554
August 2003 72,853 97.1 1,300 1.7 849 1.1 75002
Current figure[when?] 76,577 97.8 App. 1,300 1.66 App. 420 0.54 78,297
Source:1991 census, OSCE/KVM Report (January 1999), UNHCR/HCIC Kosovo, Database (December 1999), Community leaders’ information. 2002 -Directorate of Urbanism (only figures concerning Kosovo Albanian part of the population), Local Community Office, Community leaders’ information. All population figures are subject to a wide margin of error. It is noted that the 1991 census was highly politicized and is thus unreliable..
Ref: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe [1]
Historical population of Orahovac
Year 1948 1953 1961 1971 1981 1991 2011
Population 5600 6411 7373 10080 13143 18296 55053

Notable people

  • Ukshin Hoti, activist, politician, and phylosopher from Krusha e Madhe.

See also

Notes

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References

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  • Marijana Milosavljević (NIN, 15/12/05)

External links


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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ Municipal Profile: Rahovec/Orahovac. Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, May 2006. Accessed October 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Municipal Profile: Rahovec/Orahovac. Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, March 2014. Accessed October 2014.
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