Lešane, Suva Reka

Lešane Albanian: Leshanis a settlement in the Suhareka municipality in south Kosovo. It is located in the Prizren region. It lies 374 m above sea level. It has an ethnic Albanian majority, and Serbian minority; in the 1991 census, it had 2381 inhabitants. The smaller settlement of Topličane has been registered with Lešane in the censuses (The 1981 data shows only Lešane data).Lešane have 200-250 home and 2800-2900 people.

Demographic history
Ethnic group 1948 1953 1961 1971 1981[2] 1991
Albanians 1279
Serbs 310
Total[3] 727 849 935 1303 1589 2381
Leshan

Village
Leshan
Location in Kosovo
Coordinates:
Location Kosovo[lower-alpha 1]
DistrictPrizren
MunicipalitySuharekë
Elevation
374 m (1,227 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total1,607
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Notes

  1. Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008. Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the 2013 Brussels Agreement. Kosovo is currently recognized as an independent state by 98 out of the 193 United Nations member states. In total, 113 UN member states recognized Kosovo at some point, of which 15 later withdrew their recognition.

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