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Origin and use
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
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Mamusha ( sq-definite, Mamushë or Mamuša or ''Mamusha''; tr, Mamuşa; sr-Cyrl, Мамуша) is a
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
and
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
located in the
Prizren District of
Kosovo
Kosovo ( sq, Kosova or ; sr-Cyrl, Косово ), officially the Republic of Kosovo ( sq, Republika e Kosovës, links=no; sr, Република Косово, Republika Kosovo, links=no), is a partially recognised state in Southeast Euro ...
. According to the 2011 census, the municipality has a population of 5,507.
In 2008 it became a municipality after being split from
Prizren municipality. Of all municipal units in Kosovo, this one is by far the smallest in terms of area along with
North Mitrovica, with only .
The town is located on the northern part of Prizren. It also borders
Gjakova
Gjakova, ) and Đakovica ( sr-Cyrl, Ђаковица, ) is the seventh largest city of Kosovo and seat of Gjakova Municipality and Gjakova District. The city has 40,827 inhabitants, while the municipality has 94,556 inhabitants.
Geographicall ...
and
Suharekë.
Demographics
According to the last official census done in 2011, the municipality of Mamushë has 5,507 inhabitants. Based on the population estimates from the Kosovo Agency of Statistics in 2016, the municipality has 5,897 inhabitants.
Ethnic groups
The municipality is a primarily composed of ethnic
Turks
Turk or Turks may refer to:
Communities and ethnic groups
* Turkic peoples, a collection of ethnic groups who speak Turkic languages
* Turkish people, or the Turks, a Turkic ethnic group and nation
* Turkish citizen, a citizen of the Republic ...
. It is the only settlement in Kosovo where Turks hold a majority.
The ethnic composition of the municipality:
Twin towns – sister cities
*
Büyükçekmece
Büyükçekmece is a district and municipality in the suburbs of Istanbul, Turkey on the Sea of Marmara coast of the European side, west of the city. It is largely an industrial area with a population of 380,000. The mayor is Hasan Akgün ( CHP) ...
, Turkey
See also
*
Turks in Kosovo
The Turks in Kosovo, also known as Kosovo Turks, and Kosovan Turks, ( tr, ) are the ethnic Turks who constitute a minority group in Kosovo.
History
Turkish settlement into Kosovo began in the late 14th century after the medieval Serbian state l ...
Notes and references
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External links
Municipality of Mamuša
Populated places in Kosovo
Turkish communities outside Turkey
Municipalities of Kosovo
Populated places in Prizren District
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