Šiška District

Šiška District
Četrtna skupnost Šiška
View of the Šiška District from the Lev Hotel
Map of districts in Ljubljana. The Šiška District is number 14.
Šiška District
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°4′12″N 14°29′11″E / 46.07000°N 14.48639°E / 46.07000; 14.48639
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionCentral Slovenia
MunicipalityLjubljana
Area
  Total
7.36 km2 (2.84 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
  Total
34,818

The Šiška District (pronounced [ˈʃiːʃka]; Slovene: Četrtna skupnost Šiška), or simply Šiška (pronunciation), is the most populous district (mestna četrt) of the City Municipality of Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. It is named after the former villages of Spodnja Šiška and Zgornja Šiška.