| Preševo Прешево Preshevë |
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| Country | Serbia |
| District | Pčinja |
| Settlements | 35 |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | Ragmi Mustafa (PDSh) |
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| - Municipality | 264 km² (101. In Political geography and International politics, a country is a Political division of a geographical entity Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country See also Subdivisions of Serbia Districts (Окрузи Okruzi) are the Administrative units of Serbia, comprising several municipalities The Pčinja District ( Serbian: Пчињски округ Pčinjski okrug) expands to the southern parts of Serbia This is the complete list of settlements in Serbia without Kosovo, as recorded by 2002 census, sorted by municipalities. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 9 sq mi) |
| Population (2002 census)[2] | |
| - Total | 13,426 |
| - Municipality | 34,904 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 17523 |
| Car plates | VR |
| Area code | +381 17 |
Preševo (Serbian: Прешево, Preševo; Albanian: Preshevë or Presheva) is a town and municipality in Pčinja District of Serbia, bordering the Republic of Macedonia and the southern Serbian province Kosovo and Metohija. Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time Daylight saving time ( DST Central European Summer Time ( CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time Serbian Postal codes consist of exactly five digits First two digits roughly correspond to the corresponding district, and district seat cities usually have 000 as Serbian car License plate codes consist of a two-letter region code followed by two 2- or 3-digit numbers This is an alphabetical list by town of phone dialing codes in Serbia. Serbian (sr-Cyrl српски језик sr-Latn ''srpski jezik'' is a South Slavic language, Albanian (sq ''Gjuha shqipe'' ˈɟuha ˈʃcipɛ is an Indo-European language spoken by nearly 6 million peoplewhile others claim that it derives from Daco - The Pčinja District ( Serbian: Пчињски округ Pčinjski okrug) expands to the southern parts of Serbia Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country The Republic of Macedonia (Република According to 2002 census, the municipality of Preševo had a population of 34,904 people.
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Demographics
Ethnic groups in the municipality
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| Year | Serb | % | Albanian | % | Total | ||||||||
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| 1961 | 6,741 | 25. 21% | 18,229 | 68. 18% | 26,738 | ||||||||
| 1971 | 5,777 | 19. 22% | 23,625 | 78. 60% | 30,057 | ||||||||
| 1981 | 4,204 | 12. 38% | 28,961 | 85. 31% | 33,948 | ||||||||
| 1991 | 3,206 | 8. 23% | 34,992 | 89. 85% | 38,943 | ||||||||
| 2002 | 2,984 | 8. 55% | 31,098 | 89. 10% | 34,904 | ||||||||
The Preševo municipality has a population consisting of ethnic Albanians who speak Albanian Gegë dialect, and Serbs, who speak the Torlakian dialect of the Serbian language. Torlak ( Cyrillic: Торлачки говор Торлашки говор Latinic: Torlački govor) or simply Torlakian, is the name used Serbian (sr-Cyrl српски језик sr-Latn ''srpski jezik'' is a South Slavic language, It also has the largest percentage of ethnic Albanian population in Serbia outside of Serbian province of Kosovo with Albanians nearing 90%.
Settlements by ethnic majority
Most settlements in Preševo municipality have an absolute Albanian majority. The exceptions are the villages: Ljanik, Svinjište, Slavujevac and Cakanovac, where Serbs compose an ethnic majority.
Also, most villages have a 99% Albanian population, but there are some settlements in which the Serbs of Preševo Valley live and where they form a significant minority: Buštranje, Golemi Dol, Reljan, Strezovce, Trnava, Čukarka, and the town of Preševo.
Politics
In 1992, the Albanians of the area organized a referendum in which they voted that Preševo, Medveđa and Bujanovac should join Kosovo. A referendum (plural referendums or referenda) ballot question, or plebiscite (from Latin plebiscita Medveđa ( Serbian Cyrillic: Медвећа; Medvegja is a town and municipality in Jablanica District of Serbia, bordering Kosovo. Bujanovac ( Serbian Cyrillic: Бујановац Albanian: Bujanoci) is a town and municipality in Pčinja District of Serbia Between 1999 and 2001, an ethnic Albanian guerrilla organization, the "Liberation Army of Preševo, Medveđa and Bujanovac", was operational in this region with a goal to secede these three municipalities from Yugoslavia and join them to a future independent Kosovo. The Liberation Army of Preševo Medveđa and Bujanovac ( Albanian: Ushtria Çlirimtare e Preshevës Medvegjës dhe Bujanocit, UCPMB was a guerrilla The activities attracted less international media interest than the related events of Kosovo and Macedonia. The Republic of Macedonia (Република The uprising was quelled by Serb Forces, the current situation is stable but with some tension.
Since December 2005, the previous president lost in his seat and was replaced by the Albanian Democratic party (PDSH) with leader Ragmi Mustafa. After six months, the population again voted and again Ragmi Mustafa was chosen as Municipal President of Preševo for the next four years.
See also
- List of places in Serbia
- Partia Demokratike Shqiptare, PDSH
External links
| Municipalities and cities of Serbia |  |
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