Podujevo

Podujevo Podujeva or Podujevë, Besiana or Besianë (Albanian) Подујево (Serbian)
City and municipality
View of Podujevo from above the city's park
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Coordinates: 42°54′37.79″N 21°11′28.08″E / 42.9104972°N 21.1911333°E / 42.9104972; 21.1911333
Country	Kosovo
District	District of Pristina
Government
• Mayor	Shpejtim Bulliqi
Area
• Municipality	633 km2 (244 sq mi)
• Urban	9 km2 (3 sq mi)
• Rank	1st in Kosovo
Elevation	670 m (2,200 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Municipality	88,499
• Rank	9th in Kosovo
• Density	140/km2 (360/sq mi)
• Urban	23,453
• Ethnicity	98.9% Albanians 1.1% Other
Demonym(s)	Albanian: Podujevas or Llapjan (m), Podujevase or Llapjane (f)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	11000
Area code	+383 38
Vehicle registration	01
Website	kk.rks-gov.net/podujeve

Podujevo or Besianë (Albanian definite form: Podujeva or Besiana; Serbian Cyrillic: Подујево) is a city and municipality in Pristina District in Kosovo. According to the 2011 census, the city of Podujevo has 23,453 inhabitants, while the municipality has 88,499 inhabitants.^[1] Podujevo is the largest municipality of Kosovo since it covers 633 km² (244 sq mi) and is located along a regional motorway and also has railroad passing through it, which links the area to surrounding regions. Pristina, the capital of Kosovo, is located some 23 km (14 mi) to the south.^[2]

The city's population may be higher, as these figures include only the population of the cadastral area of Podujeva, but not some urban neighborhoods of the city that are outside the cadastral area.^[3] According to the directorate of urban planning and environmental protection, about 31,417 residents live in the urban area, while about 57,082 residents in rural areas.^[4]