Mamuša
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| Mamuša, Kosovo Мамуша/Mamusha |
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 Mamuša, Kosovo
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| Coordinates: 42°19′N 20°43′E / 42.317°N 20.717°ECoordinates: 42°19′N 20°43′E / 42.317°N 20.717°E | |
| Country |  Kosovo[a] |
| District | |
| Municipality | 2008 |
| Government | |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 23.36 km2 (9.02 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 5,507 |
| • Density | 505.8/km2 (1,310/sq mi) |
| Website | Municipality of Mamuša |
Mamuša or Mamusha (Albanian: Mamushë or Mamusha; Serbian Cyrillic: Мамуша; Turkish: Mamuşa) is a town in Kosovo.[a] In 2008 it became a municipality. Prior to that it was part of Prizren municipality. Of all municipal units in Kosovo, this one is by far the smallest in terms of area.
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Geography [edit]
Location [edit]
The town is located on the northern part of Prizren. It also borders Đakovica and Suva Reka.
Population [edit]
The town is a primarily ethnic Turkish. It is the only settlement in Kosovo where Turks are a majority.
| Ethnic Composition, Including IDPs | |||||||||||||
| Year/Population | Turks | % | Albanians | % | Others | % | Total | ||||||
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| 1961 | 1,220 | 76.73 | 367 | 23.09 | - | - | 1,590 | ||||||
| 1971 | 1,794 | 88.5 | 241 | 11.83 | – | - | 2,038 | ||||||
| 1981 | 2,372 | 86.19 | 366 | 13.30 | - | - | 2,752 | ||||||
| 2011 | 5,128 | 93.1 | 327 | 5.9 | 52 | 0.9 | 5507 | ||||||
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Notes and references [edit]
Notes:
- ^ a b Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Serbia and the self-proclaimed Republic of Kosovo. The latter declared independence on 17 February 2008, but Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. Kosovo's independence has been recognised by 99 out of 193 United Nations member states.
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