Suva Reka

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Suva Reka/Suhareka
Municipality and city
Suva Reka August 2009.jpg
Official seal of Suva Reka/Suhareka
Seal
Suva Reka/Suhareka is located in Kosovo
Suva Reka/Suhareka
Suva Reka/Suhareka
Location in Kosovo
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Country Kosovo[lower-alpha 1]
District District of Prizren
Government
 • Mayor Refki Gega
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
Car plates 04
Website Municipality of Suhareka

Suva Reka (Serbian Cyrillic: Сува Река) or Suhareka (In Albanian) 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 majority of the town (98.9%), while other small ethnic groups include Ashkali and Balkan Egyptians, and others.[1]

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

Name

"Suva Reka" means "dry river" in Serbian.[2] It is also known as Theranda.[3]

Demographics

Ethnic Composition, Including IDPs
Year/Population Albanian  % Serb  % Roma  % Total
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 [1]

History

From 1929 to 1941 Suhareka was part of the Vardar Banovina of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.

International relations

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Twin towns – Sister cities

Suhareka is twinned with:

Notes and references

Notes
  1. 1.0 1.1 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 been recognised as an independent state by 108 out of 193 United Nations member states.

References

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  4. Lilburn Becomes a 'Sister City' With Kosovo Town

See also

External links

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