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The cities and towns in Kosovo belong to the following size ranges in terms of the number of inhabitants: 1 city larger than 150,000: Pristina. 2 cities from 50,000 to 100,000: Gjilan and Prizren. 9 cities from 15,000 to 50,000: Ferizaj, Fushë Kosovë, Gjakova, Mitrovica, Peja, Podujeva, Rahovec, and Vushtrri.
Kosovo, [a] officially the Republic of Kosovo, [b] is a country in Southeast Europe with partial diplomatic recognition. Kosovo lies landlocked in the centre of the Balkans, bordered by Serbia to the north and east, North Macedonia to the southeast, Albania to the southwest, and Montenegro to the west. Most of central Kosovo sits on the plains ...
Municipalities of Kosovo. A municipality ( Albanian: komuna; Serbian: општина / opština) is the basic administrative division in Kosovo and constitutes the only level of power in local governance. [1] There are 38 municipalities in Kosovo; 27 of which have an Albanian ethnic majority, 10 Serb and 1 Turkish.
The territory of the province, as recognized by Serbian laws, lies in the southern part of Serbia and covers the regions of Kosovo and Metohija. The capital of the province is Pristina. The territory was previously an autonomous province of Serbia during Socialist Yugoslavia (1946–1990), and acquired its current status in 1990.
Kosovo is a landlocked country in Southeastern Europe. The country is strategically positioned in the center of the Balkan Peninsula enclosed by Montenegro to the west, Serbia to the north and east, North Macedonia to the southeast, and Albania to the southwest. It has no direct access to the Mediterranean Sea but its rivers flow into three ...
Pristina, Prishtina or Priština (UK: / ˈ p r iː ʃ t ɪ n ə, p r ɪ ʃ ˈ t iː n ə / PREE-shtin-ə, prish-TEE-nə, US: / ˈ p r ɪ ʃ t ɪ n ə / PRISHT-in-ə) is the capital and largest city of Kosovo. It is the administrative center of the eponymous municipality and district. In antiquity, the area of Pristina was part of the Dardanian ...
Balkans (also known as "Southeastern Europe") Time zone: Central European Time ( UTC+01 ), Central European Summer Time ( UTC+02) Extreme points of Kosovo. High: Velika Rudoka 2,658 m (8,720 ft) Low: White Drin 297 m (974 ft) Land boundaries: 702 km. Serbia proper, 352 km. North Macedonia 159 km. Albania 112 km.
Kosovo is administratively subdivided into districts ( Albanian: rajone, Serbian: окрузи / okruzi ). [1] They are further subdivided into municipalities ( Albanian: komuna, Serbian: општина / opština ). The entities were created by UNMIK. Type. Quantity. Districts of Kosovo. 7 (since 2000)