Preševo
Preševo
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Town and municipality | |
Panorama of Preševo | |
Location of the municipality of Preševo within Serbia | |
| Coordinates: 42°18′32″N 21°38′52″E / 42.30889°N 21.64778°E | |
| Country | Serbia |
| Region | Southern and Eastern Serbia |
| District | Pčinja |
| Settlements | 35 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ardita Sinani (PVD) |
| Area | |
| • Town | 22.42 km2 (8.66 sq mi) |
| • Municipality | 264 km2 (102 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 463 m (1,519 ft) |
| Population (2022 census) | |
| • Municipality | 33,449 |
| • Municipality density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 17523 |
| Area code | +381(0)17 |
| Official languages | Serbian together with Albanian |
| Website | www |
Preševo (Serbian Cyrillic: Прешево, pronounced [prêʃeʋə]; Albanian: Preshevë, Albanian pronunciation: [preʃevə]) is a town and municipality located in the Pčinja District of southern Serbia. As of the 2022 census, the municipality has a population of 33,449 inhabitants. It is the southernmost town in Central Serbia and largest in the geographical region of Preševo Valley.
Preševo is the cultural center of Albanians in Serbia. Albanians form the ethnic majority of the municipality, followed by Serbs, Roma and other ethnic groups.