Bukoš, Vučitrn

Bukoš (Serbian Cyrillic: Букош) or Bukosh (Albanian: Bukoshi), is a village in the Vučitrn municipality in Kosovo. It is inhabited by a majority of ethnic Albanians.[2]

Bukosh

Village
Bukosh
Coordinates: 42°48′11″N 20°55′44″E
Location Kosovo
DistrictMitrovicë
MunicipalityVushtrri
Elevation
1,097 m (3,599 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total1,171
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

History

Bukoš was first mentioned in the 1530 Ottoman defter, as a village in the Sanjak of Vučitrn. It was recorded in the 1566–1574 defter of the Sanjak of Vučitrn as well. It was included in an Austrian map based on data of 1689. It was recorded in the salname of the Kosovo Vilayet in the years 1893, 1896 and 1900.[3]

Demographics

Evolution of the population
Year15741913192119231948195319611971198119912011
Number of inhabitants14 households + 2 singles25916031 households[4]3453754845668678431171[5]

Business zone

The Vučitrn municipal assembly, during its session on March 27, 2008 decided to create a Business Zone (Industrial Zone) of common interest in the zone of Bukosh village with approximately surface area of 17.98.87 ha.[6]

References
  1. 2011 Kosovo Census results
  2. Etnic composition of Kosovo - 2011 Retrieved 19.05.2016.
  3. Dr.Jusuf Osmani:Vendbanimet e Kosovës 16, Vushtrria, Prishtinë, 2005, fq. 118-120
  4. From the year 1574 until 1923, see, Dr.Jusuf Osmani:Vendbanimet e Kosovës 16, Vushtrria, Prishtinë, 2005, p. 118-120.
  5. Kosovo census 1948 - 2011 Retrieved 2.06.2016.
  6. Invest in Vushtrri Vushtrri Municipality & USAID & IPAK, p. 12, Visited on 03 June 2016.


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