Shtime | |
Settlement Type: | Town and municipality |
Image Blank Emblem: | Stema e Komunës Shtime.svg |
Blank Emblem Type: | Emblem |
Pushpin Map: | Kosovo#Europe |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Kosovo |
Subdivision Type1: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Ferizaj |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Party: | VV |
Leader Name: | Qemal Aliu |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Blank1 Title: | Urban |
Area Blank2 Title: | Municipal |
Area Blank2 Km2: | 134 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Urban |
Population Blank1: | 7225 |
Population Density Blank1 Km2: | auto |
Population Blank2 Title: | Municipal |
Population Blank2: | 27324 |
Population Density Blank2 Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Coordinates: | 42.4333°N 23°W |
Elevation M: | 565 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 72000 |
Area Code: | +383 290 |
Registration Plate Type: | Vehicle registration |
Registration Plate: | 05 |
Native Name: | Shtime or |
Shtime (Albanian: Shtimja) or Štimlje (Serbian: Штимље), is a town and municipality located in the Ferizaj District of Kosovo. According to the 2011 census, the town of Shtime has 7,225 inhabitants, while the municipality has 27,324 inhabitants. The territory of the municipality covers an area of 134 square kilometers.
Since the end of the 13th century Shtime was one of four courts of the King of Serbia in Nerodimlje župa. Its position at that time was on the northern bank of Svrčin Lake.[1]
Ethnic Composition, Including IDPs | ||||||||||||||
Year/Population | Albanian | % | Serb | % | Roma,Ashkali | % | Other | % | Total | |||||
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January 1998 | 29,000 | 94.31 | 950 | 3.09 | 700 | 2.28 | 30,750 | |||||||
2011 census | 26,447 | 96.8 | 49 | 0.18 | 773 | 2.8 | 36 | 0.13 | 27,324 | |||||
Ref: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe https://web.archive.org/web/20110606092139/http://www.osce.org/documents/html/pdftohtml/1204_en.pdf.html) [2] |