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Coordinates: 42°23′58″N 20°39′17″E / 42.39944°N 20.65472°E / 42.39944; 20.65472
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This article is about a town and municipality in Kosovo. For other uses, see Rahovec (disambiguation).
Orahovac
Ораховац/Orahovac (Serbian)
Rahovec or Rahoveci (Albanian)
Town and municipality
Panorama of Orahovac
Panorama of Orahovac
Location of the municipality of Orahovac within Kosovo
Location of the municipality of Orahovac within Kosovo
Coordinates: 42°23′58″N 20°39′17″E / 42.39944°N 20.65472°E / 42.39944; 20.65472
CountryKosovo[a]
DistrictDistrict of Gjakova
Government
 • MayorSmajl Latifi
 • Municipal278 km2 (107 sq mi)
Elevation
477 m (1,565 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Urban
15,892
 • Municipal
56,208
 • Municipal density200/km2 (520/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
21000
Area code+383 29
Car plates07
Websitekk.rks-gov.net/rahovec

Orahovac (Serbian Cyrillic: Ораховац) or Rahovec (Template:Lang-sq) is a town and municipality located in the District of Gjakova in western Kosovo.[a] According to the 2011 census, the town of Orahovac has 15,892 inhabitants, while the municipality has 56,208 inhabitants.

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

Municipal historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
194827,335—    
195330,095+1.94%
196135,461+2.07%
197146,788+2.81%
198161,178+2.72%
199185,698+3.43%
201156,208−2.09%
2016
est.		58,908+0.94%
Source: Division of Kosovo

According to the last official census done in 2011, the municipality of Orahovac has 56,208 inhabitants.

Ethnic groups

The ethnic composition of the municipality:

Ethnic group 1991 census 2011 census
Albanians 55,119 55,166
Ashkali and Egyptians - 703
Serbs 3,938 134
Romani - 84
Others 885 121
Total 59,942 56,208

Language

The town is known for a local dialect, Orahovac dialect (ravëqki; rahovecianshe, gjuha e Rahovecit) which is a mixture of Albanian, Serbian, Turkish and Bulgarian languages. Its use has declined rapidly after the Kosovo War, with Albanian becoming the predominant language.[4]

Notable people

  • Shkelzen Maliqi (born 1947), Kosovo Albanian former politician, born in Orahovac.
  • Ajet Shehu (born 1990), English footballer, born in Orahovac.
  • Ukshin Hoti (1943–1999), Kosovo Albanian activist, politician, and philosopher, born in Krusha e Madhe.
  • Ali Sokoli (1921–1974), Yugoslav physician, born in Orahovac.
  • Jovan Grković-Gapon (1879–1912), Serbian Chetnik guerrilla fighter, born in Orahovac.
  • Lazar Kujundžić (1880–1905), Serbian Chetnik guerrilla fighter, born in Orahovac.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b Template:Kosovo-note

References

  1. ^ a b Skok, Petar (1988) [1971]. Etimologijski rječnik hrvatskoga ili srpskoga jezika (in Serbo-Croatian). Vol. 2. Zagreb: Jugoslavenska akademija znanosti i umjetnosti. p. 562. ISBN 86-407-0064-8. orah, pl. orasi ... praslav. orěhъ "nux". Pridjev na -ov orahov, poimeničen u topnimiji u sr. r. Orahovo, ... Orahov Do (Hercegovina), ... Oriovac, gen. -vca (toponim u Slavoniji) = Oravac, gen. -avca = Oraovac (1770, Kosmet) = Raovec u arbanaskom izgovoru.
    [Translation: orah, plural orasi ... from the Proto-Slavic orěhъ "nux". The adjective on -ov, orahov, is nominalised in toponymy into Orahovo, ... Orahov Do (Herzegovina), ... Oriovac (Slavonia) = Oravac = Oraovac (1770, Kosovo and Metohija) = Raovec in Albanian pronunciation. (N.B. Orahovac and Rahovec are shown here in h-less variants Oraovac and Raovec)]
  2. ^ Municipal Profile: Rahovec/Orahovac. Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, May 2006. Accessed October 2014.
  3. ^ a b Municipal Profile: Rahovec/Orahovac. Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, March 2014. Accessed October 2014.
  4. ^ "Kosovo's Mysterious Dialect Fades Away :: Balkan Insight". www.balkaninsight.com. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  • Marijana Milosavljević (NIN, 15/12/05)
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