Kosovo Polje | |
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Town andmunicipality | |
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| Coordinates:42°38′N21°5′E / 42.633°N 21.083°E /42.633; 21.083 | |
| Country | Kosovo |
| District | Pristina |
| Villages | 18 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Burim Berisha |
| • Municipal | 83 km2 (32 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 543 m (1,781 ft) |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
• Municipality | 64,078 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 12000 |
| Area code | +383 38 |
| Vehicle registration | 01 |
| Website | kk |
Kosovo Polje (Serbian Cyrillic:Косово Поље, "Kosovo Field") orFushë Kosova (Albanianindefiniteform:Fushë Kosovë), is atown andmunicipality located in theDistrict of Pristina inKosovo. According to the 2011 census, the town of Kosovo Polje has 12,919 inhabitants, while the municipality has 33,977 inhabitants. The last official census tell’s that Kosovo Polje has 64,078 resident people.
Kosovo Polje is a municipality that lies in the center of theKosovo Plain, with an area of 84 km2 (32 sq mi) and an altitude of 540 m (1,772 ft) above sea level.[2] The city is situated betweenPristina in the east,Obiliq in the north,Gračanica in the south andDrenas in the west.[2] It consists of 16 settlements. It is located in the area of the intersection of roads important for transport, such as the railway connecting Kosovo Polje withSkopje andMitrovica, which then connects to international roads.[2] Also, it is located at the intersection of important highways. ThePristina International Airport is also located on its territory.[2]
Kosovo Polje has a mediumcontinental climate.[2] It is located in theKosovo field, which is in the Ibri plain in the north and in theLlapi plain, in the north-east, open to northern continental climatic influences.[2] Winter is cold, while summer is warm and dry.[2] The Kosovo field, due to limitations with high mountains in the south and west, are deprived of the air masses of theAdriatic Sea and theAegean Sea.[2] The coldest month is January while the warmest is August.[2]
In the municipality of Kosovo Polje lies the Harilaq Fortress. The fortress has a great archaeological importance, because its roots date back to prehistoric times while its peak development occurred duringlate Antiquity through the early Byzantine period.
Kosovo Polje was named after theKosovo Field of the 1389Battle of Kosovo. The settlement of Kosovo Polje was established in 1921 during theKingdom of Yugoslavia (seeColonisation of Kosovo).[3]
In the city suburbs there is theMultinational Specialized Unit base. Part ofKFOR, the unit is composed entirely byItalianCarabinieri.
There are two magnesium mines operating on the territory of Kosovo Polje:Goleš andStrezovce.
Prior to the 1999Kosovo War, the town of Kosovo Polje had, according to the figures of the Federal Statistical Office in Belgrade from March 1991, a total population of 35,570 inhabitants, while the ethnic makeup was 56.6% Albanian, 23.7% Serb and 19.6% from other communities.[4]
According to the last official census done in 2011, the municipality of Kosovo Polje has 34,827 inhabitants.
It is estimated by theKosovo Agency of Statistics, that by the end of December 2020, the population of the municipality has grown to 39,948 inhabitants.[5]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1948 | 8,041 | — |
| 1953 | 9,288 | +2.93% |
| 1961 | 12,286 | +3.56% |
| 1971 | 20,889 | +5.45% |
| 1981 | 29,805 | +3.62% |
| 1991 | 35,570 | +1.78% |
| 2011 | 34,827 | −0.11% |
| 2024 | 64,078 | +4.80% |
| Source:[1] | ||
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| District of Ferizaj |  | |
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| District of Gjakova | ||
| District of Gjilan | ||
| District of Mitrovica | ||
| District of Peja | ||
| District of Pristina | ||
| District of Prizren | ||
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