District of Prizren

This article is about the district of Kosovo. For the district of Serbia, see Prizren District (Serbia).
District of Prizren
District of Kosovo
Location of Prizren District in Kosovo
Location of Prizren District in Kosovo
Country Kosovo
CapitalPrizren
Area
 • Total[1]
1,397 km2 (539 sq mi)
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total[1]
331,670
 • Rank2nd
 • Density240/km2 (610/sq mi)
Postal code
20000
Vehicle registration04
Municipalities5
Settlements[2]195
HDI (2017)0.717[3]
high · 7th
Village near Prizren called Pouskë

The District of Prizren (Albanian: Rajoni i Prizrenit, Serbian: Призренски округ, romanized: Prizrenski okrug) is one of the seven districts of Kosovo. Its seat is in the city of Prizren. According to the 2011 Census, it has a population of 331,670 and an area of 2,024 square km (around 20% of the total area of Kosovo). Albanians form the majority of the district (85%). However, the district of Prizren is home to the biggest Bosniak and Turkish population in Kosovo, who make around 10% of the district's total population.[4]

  1. ^ "DRP e Prizrenit: Area". Kosovo Police.
  2. ^ "Komunat në rajonin e Prizrenit".
  3. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  4. ^ "OSCE Prizren: Ethnic groups (2011 Kosovo census)". OSCE.