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Biodiversity of Kosovo. Kosovo is characterised by a diverse biodiversity and an abundance of different ecosystems and habitats determined by the climate along with the geology and hydrology. [1] Predominantly mountainous, it is located at the center of the Balkan Peninsula bounded by Montenegro to the west, Serbia to the north and east, North ...
Kosovo is located between the Mediterranean Sea and mountainous regions of Southeast Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. This geographic location gives the country its large annual temperature range. Summer temperature highs can reach +30 °C (86 °F), winter's temperatures as low as −10 °C (14 °F). [22]
The cities and towns in Kosovo belong to the following size ranges in terms of the number of inhabitants: 1 city larger than 150,000: Pristina. 2 cities from 50,000 to 100,000: Gjilan and Prizren. 9 cities from 15,000 to 50,000: Ferizaj, Fushë Kosovë, Gjakova, Mitrovica, Peja, Podujeva, Rahovec, and Vushtrri.
This is a list of protected areas in Kosovo which includes 2 national parks, 11 nature reserves, 99 natural monuments and 3 protected landscapes. [1] The total area of all protected areas in the country is 118,913 hectares (1,189.13 km 2 ). The national policy for governing and management of the national parks is implemented by the Ministry of ...
Forests in Kosovo are of high importance because they are rich in biodiversity. Kosovo has a total of 464,800 hectares of forests, and another 28,200 hectares of forest land. Flora. Kosovo possess one of the richest flora in the Balkans, although it encompasses only 2.3% of the area in the Balkans.
Kosovo, [a] officially the Republic of Kosovo, [b] is a country in Southeast Europe with partial diplomatic recognition. Kosovo lies landlocked in the centre of the Balkans, bordered by Serbia to the north and east, North Macedonia to the southeast, Albania to the southwest, and Montenegro to the west. Most of central Kosovo sits on the plains ...
The forests of Kosovo make up about 44.7% Agricultural land comprises 53% of Kosovo's total land area and forests 44.7% of the entire surface of the territory. [1] [2] Most of the forests are located in southwestern Kosovo, including the outskirts of Peja, Deçan, Istog, Junik and Gjakova and are protected by particular laws of the Kosovar ...
A municipality ( Albanian: komuna; Serbian: општина / opština) is the basic administrative division in Kosovo and constitutes the only level of power in local governance. [1] There are 38 municipalities in Kosovo; 27 of which have an Albanian ethnic majority, 10 Serb and 1 Turkish. After the 2013 Brussels Agreement, signed by the ...