Pristina | |
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Municipality and city | |
Coordinates: 42°39′48″N 21°9′44″E / 42.66333°N 21.16222°E | |
Country | Kosovo |
District | Pristina |
Municipality | Pristina |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor–council |
• Mayor | Përparim Rama (LDK) |
• Council | Pristina Municipal Council |
Area | |
• Municipality[1] | 523.13 km2 (201.98 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Urban | 161,751 |
• Rural | 37,146 |
• Municipality[2] | 198,897 |
Demonym(s) | Prishtinas(e) Prishtinali(e) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 10000 |
Area code | +383 (0) 38 |
Motorways | |
Major airport | Adem Jashari Airport |
Vehicle registration | 01 |
Website | kk.rks-gov.net/prishtine/ |
Pristina[3] or Prishtina (UK: /ˈpriːʃtɪnə, prɪʃˈtiːnə/,[4] US: /ˈprɪʃtɪnə, -nɑː/;[5] Albanian: Prishtina or Prishtinë [pɾiʃˈtinə] (listen); Serbian: Приштина) is the capital city of Kosovo. It has a mostly Albanian population, but also some Serbs.[6][7] It is in the north-eastern part of Kosovo, close to the Goljak mountains.