Malisheva

Malisheva[lower-alpha 1] is a town and municipality in Kosovo. According to the Kosovo Agency of Statistics (KAS) estimate from the 2011 census, there were 54,613 people residing in Malisheva Municipality, with Kosovo Albanians constituting the majority of the population.[2][3]

Malisheva[lower-alpha 1]
Town and municipality
Flag of Malisheva
Flag
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Coordinates: 42°28′58″N 20°44′46″E
CountryKosovo
DistrictPrizren
MunicipalityMalisheva
Government
 • TypeMayor–council
 • MayorEkrem Kastrati (NISMA)
 • CouncilMalisheva Municipal Council
Area
 • Municipality[1]306.42 km2 (118.31 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Urban
3,395
 • Rural
51,218
 • Municipality[2]
54,613
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
24000
Area code+383 (0) 39
Websitekk.rks-gov.net/malisheve/

Etymology

The historian Rexhep Doçi links the name of the town with Albanian mal(-i) "mountain".[4]

History

The population of the town has historically been predominantly Kosovo Albanian. The town was largely destroyed by Serbian forces in 1998. Town residents only returned following the 1998 withdrawal of Serbian paramilitary police and military, in response to international pressures.[5]

Demography

According to the Kosovo Agency of Statistics (KAS) estimate from the 2011 census, there were 54,613 people residing in Malisheva Municipality.[2] With a population density of 178,5 people per square kilometre, its urban population amounted to about 3,300, while the rural population was around 51,200.[2][6]

See also

Notes
  1. Malishevë (pronounced [maliˈʃɛvə]) or Mališevo (Serbian Cyrillic: Малишево, pronounced [mali'ʃevo])

References
  1. "Komisioni për majten e territorit të Republikës së Kosovës" (PDF) (in Albanian). Prime Minister Office of Kosovo. p. 52. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 September 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  2. "Regjistrimi i Popullsisë, Ekonomive Familjare dhe Banesave në Kosovë 2011 – Rezultatet Përfundimtare: Të Dhënat Demografike sipas Komunave" (PDF) (in Albanian). Kosovo Agency of Statistics. p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  3. "Regjistrimi i Popullsisë, Ekonomive Familjare dhe Banesave në Kosovë 2011 – Rezultatet përfundimtare" (PDF) (in Albanian). Kosovo Agency of Statistics (KAS). pp. 143–149. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 January 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  4. Rexhep Doçi, “Onomastikë iliro-shqiptare në Maqedoninë e sotme” [“The Illyrian-Albanian Names on the Territory of Contemporary Macedonia”], in Shqiptarët e Maqedonisë (Shkup: Meshihat e Bashkisë Islame në Republikën e Maqedonisë, 1994), 51, 63.
  5. Julius Strauss, "Albanian refugees nervously return to their Kosovo homes as Serbian troops pull out". Daily Telegraph via the National Post, October 28, 1998, p. A12.
  6. "Atllasi i Regjistrimit të Popullsisë Kosovë" (PDF). Kosovo Agency of Statistics (KAS). p. 10. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
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