Mamusha ( sq-definite, Mamusha;
Turkish: Mamuşa) is a
town
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and
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
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located in the
district of Prizren
The District of Prizren (, ) is one of the seven districts of Kosovo. Its seat is in the city of Prizren. According to the 2011 Census, it has a population of 331,670 and an area of 2,024 square km (around 20% of the total area of Kosovo). Ko ...
of
Kosovo
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. According to the 2011 census, the municipality has a population of 5,507.
In 2008, it became a municipality after being split as a village from the
Prizren
Prizren ( sq-definite, Prizreni, ; sr-cyr, Призрен) is the second List of cities and towns in Kosovo, most populous city and Municipalities of Kosovo, municipality of Kosovo and seat of the eponymous municipality and District of Prizren, ...
municipality. Of all municipal units in Kosovo, this one is by far the smallest in terms of area along with
North Mitrovica
North Mitrovica; or ''Mitrovicë Veriore'' or North Kosovska Mitrovica, is a town and municipality located in Mitrovica District in Kosovo. As of 2015, it has a population of 29,460 inhabitants. It covers an area of .
North Mitrovica is a par ...
, with only .
The town is located on the northern part of Prizren. It also borders the cities
Gjakovë and
Suharekë
Suva Reka ( sr-Cyrl, Сува Река) or Suharekë () or Therandë () is a List of cities in Kosovo, town and Municipalities of Kosovo, municipality located in the District of Prizren, Prizren district of central-southern Kosovo. According to ...
.
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. It is the only settlement in Kosovo where Turks hold a majority. The overwhelming majority of modern Turks in Mamusha are of
Albanian
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*Pertaining to Albania in Southeast Europe; in particular:
**Albanians, an ethnic group native to the Balkans
**Albanian language
**Albanian culture
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origin.
Therefore, they still have last names like the tribal names such as ''
Berisha,
Bytyçi,
Gashi,
Hoti,
Kastrati,
Krasniqi,
Kryeziu,
Mazreku'' and others.
The ethnic composition of the municipality:
Twin towns – sister cities
*
Büyükçekmece, Turkey
See also
*
Turks in Kosovo
Turks in Kosovo (), also known as Kosovo Turks or Kosovan Turks (, ), are the ethnic Turkish people, Turks who constitute a minority group in Kosovo. Kosovo Turks make up the majority of inhabitants in Mamusha but also form considerable communit ...
References
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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