District of Peja

The District of Peja (Albanian: Rajoni i Pejës, Serbian: Пећки округ, romanized: 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. According to the 2024 census, the total population of the district is 146,301.^[4]

Municipalities

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

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:

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

References

^ "Population and housing census in Kosovo preliminary results - July 2024" (PDF). Retrieved 21 July 2024.
^ a b "Komunat në rajonin e Pejës".
^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
^ a b "Population and housing census in Kosovo preliminary results - July 2024" (PDF). Retrieved 21 July 2024.

External links

Municipality of Peja Archived 2014-05-31 at the Wayback Machine