Medveđa

Медвеђа
Medveđa
Medvegja / Medvegjë

Medveđa district

Basic data

State :

Serbia

Province :

Central Serbia

Okrug :

Jablanica

Coordinates :

42 ° 50 ' N , 21 ° 35' E Coordinates: 42 ° 49 '46 " N , 21 ° 34' 37" E

Height :

370 m. i. J.

Area :

524 km²

Residents :

7,296 (2002)

Population density :

14 inhabitants per km²

Telephone code :

(+381) 016

Postal code :

16240

License plate :

LE

Structure and administration (as of 2011)

Community type:

Opština

Structure :

44 villages

Mayor :

Slobodan Drašković

Website :

www.medvedja.org.rs

Medveđa ( Serbian - Cyrillic Медвеђа ; Albanian Medvegja or Medvegjë ) is a city and capital of the Opština of the same name in southern Serbia , halfway between Leskovac and Pristina , the capital of Kosovo . The border with Kosovo in the southwest is only 23 kilometers away.

Medveđa is one of the three southern Serbian Opštini with a significant Albanian population, but unlike in Preševo and Bujanovac, they do not form the majority here. The area of the Opština Medveđa is 524 square kilometers. According to the 2002 census, there were 10,760 inhabitants in the 44 villages in the municipality, 85 percent of whom were Serbs and 15 percent Albanians . The 2011 census counted 7,296 inhabitants, although the census was boycotted by part of the Albanian population.

Web links

Commons : Medveđa - collection of images, videos and audio files

Official website of the Opština Medveđa (Serbian, Albanian, English)

Individual evidence

↑ 2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia. First results. In: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. November 10, 2011, accessed on October 19, 2012 (English, PDF file, 2.20 MB).

[1] 2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia. First results. In: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. November 10, 2011, accessed on October 19, 2012 (English, PDF file, 2.20 MB).