District of Peja explained

District of Peja
Settlement Type:District of Kosovo
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Subdivision Type:Country
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Peja
Leader Title:Governor
Total Type:Total[1]
Area Total Km2:1,365
Population Total:173,437
Population As Of:2011 census
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Rank:7th
Blank Name Sec1:Municipalities
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Blank1 Name Sec1:Settlements[2]
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Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:30000
Area Code Type:Area code
Registration Plate:03
Blank Name Sec2:HDI (2017)
Blank Info Sec2:0.732[3]
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The District of Peja (Albanian: Rajoni i Pejës, Serbian: Пећки округ|Pećki okrug) is one of the seven districts (the higher-level administrative divisions) of the Kosovo. It has its seat in the city of Peja.

Municipalities

The district has three municipalities and 118 other settlements [2]

Municipality Population (2011)Area (km2)Density (km2)Settlements
Peja96,45060316014
Istog39,28945486.550
38,49630812554
District of Peja174,2351,365127.6118

Ethnic groups

In the 2011 census, Albanians ranked as the most populous group in the district, making up 92.6% of the population. All municipalities in the district have Albanian majority. In the 2011 census, Albanians are the majority in: Peja (91.21%), Klina (96.7%), and Istog (92.02%).

Ethnic groups in 2011 census:

Number%
TOTAL174,235100
Albanians161,34592.6
Bosniaks4,9482.8
Roma (Ashkali, Egyptian)6,6273.8
Serbs6240.35
Gorani1890.1
Others and no response5010.3

According to the 1991 census, the population of the Peja municipality included 75.46% Albanians, 11.56% Serbs and Montenegrins, and 7.73% ethnic Muslims. The population of the Istok municipality included 76.68% Albanians, 12.70% Serbs and Montenegrins, and 7.11% ethnic Muslims. The population of the Klina municipality included 85.93% Albanians, and 9.16% Serbs and Montenegrins.

Postal Code

Postal Code of Kosovo – 30000 Peja
DistrictMunicipalityLocalCode
Peja Peja Peja 30000
Peja Peja Peja 1 30010
Peja Peja Peja 3 30030
Peja Peja Peja 4 30040
Peja Peja Peja 5 30050
Peja Peja Peja 8 30080
Peja Peja Vitomerica 30090
Peja Istog Istog 31000
Peja Istog Peja Bath 31010
Peja Istog Gjurakovc 31020
Peja Peja Goraždevac 31030
Peja Klina Klina 32000
Peja Klina Budisavci 32050
Source:The Post Code of Kosovo has been approved by the Univeresal Postal Union (UPU)
Ref: PTK

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Drejtoria Rajonale e Policisë - Pejë. KP, Kosovo Police.
  2. Web site: Komunat në rajonin e Pejës.
  3. Web site: Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab. hdi.globaldatalab.org. en. 2018-09-13.