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Podujevë or Besianë ( or Besiana) or Podujevo ( ) is a city and municipality in the Pristina District in Kosovo. Podujevë is the largest municipality of Kosovo since it covers and is located in the historical and geographical region of Llap, named after the Llapi River, which flows through the city. According to the 2024 census, Podujevë has 70,975 inhabitants1, making it the seventh most populous city in Kosovo after Peja and Gjakova.
Podujevë or Besianë ( or Besiana) or Podujevo ( ) is a city and municipality in the Pristina District in Kosovo. Podujevë is the largest municipality of Kosovo since it covers and is located in the historical and geographical region of Llap, named after the Llapi River, which flows through the city. According to the 2024 census, Podujevë has 70,975 inhabitants, making it the seventh most populous city in Kosovo after Peja and Gjakova. ==Demographics== in Podujevë celebrating Kosovo's Independence Day (2022)|left]] The municipality of Podujevë has 70,975 inhabitants according to the 2024 census, compared to 88,499 in 2011. In the same year, the urban population numbered 23,453 citizens and the rural 65,046. is one of the mosques located in the city]]Also in 2011, the highest population density was in the city of Podujevë, where it numbered 2,635/km 2 . Several other settlements also had high density, such as Letanc (660/km 2 ), Obrançë (529/km 2 ), Surkish (500/km 2 ), Llugë (444/km 2 ), Gllamnik (405/km 2 ) and others. The settlements with the lowest population density were Rakinicë (3/km 2 ), Tërnavicë (4/km 2 ) and Metergoc (5/km 2 ), while Muhazob, Përpellac and Reçicë recorded no permanent population. The town has a low ratio of internal migration but a high rate of commuting. The illiteracy rate is lower than 5%. The average years of schooling is 9.0-9.2. The labor force is smaller than 40.1% of the population, with an employment rate of 20.1% and unemployment of 45-51%. The average household size numbers 6-7 people. ==Twin towns – sister cities== Podujevë is twinned with: Velbert, Germany Linz, Austria Kestel, Turkey Grubišno Polje, Croatia
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