Elez Han Đeneral Janković |
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Town and municipality | |
![]() Elez Han border control
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![]() Location of the municipality of Elez Han within Kosovo |
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Coordinates: 42°08′51″N 21°17′57″E / 42.14750°N 21.29917°ECoordinates: 42°08′51″N 21°17′57″E / 42.14750°N 21.29917°E | |
Country | Kosovo |
District | District of Ferizaj |
Municipality | September 2005 |
• Municipal | 82.9 km2 (32.0 sq mi) |
Elevation | 516 m (1,693 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Urban | 2,533 |
• Municipal | 9,403 |
• Municipal density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Postal code | 71510 |
Area code(s) | (+383) 029 |
Car plates | 05 |
Climate | Cfb |
Website | kk |
Elez Han (Albanian: Han i Elezit; Serbian: Ђенерал Јанковић, Đeneral Janković; officially Елез Хан, Elez Han) is a town and municipality located in the Ferizaj District of Kosovo. According to the 2011 census, the town of Elez Han has 2,533 inhabitants, while the municipality has 9,403 inhabitants.
It is one of the new formed municipalities formed in September 2005. It was previously part of the Kaçanik municipality. The town is located in the south-eastern part of Kosovo. The municipality covers an area of 82.9 km2 (32 sq mi). It borders the Kaçanik municipality to the north and Skopje municipality of the Republic of Macedonia to the south.
The town has been inhabited since the 1500s. The town was renamed after Serbian general Božidar Janković in 1914 by a decision of the Serbian Council of Ministers. In 2012, the Kosovo Assembly approved the renaming of the town to Elez Han for its publications in Serbian and English; the name remains Hani i Elezit in Albanian.
In 2011, the population was 9,389. Apart from 30 Kosovo Bosniaks, the municipal unit is ethnically homogeneous (Kosovo Albanian). The municipality has ten villages, two of which are uninhabited.
The municipality has a total of 250 family shops and small businesses registered. The economy of Elez Han is mainly based on three companies/enterprises: Sharr-Çimentorja (cement factory), Kosovaplast (plastic factory), and Salonit (roof covers factory). All the aforementioned were part of the Šar Combinate before 1989. Sharr-Çimentorja employs 770 people, Salonit employs 280 employees, and Kosovaplast has 100 employees.
Cafes, restaurants and retail trade are also vibrant. Private shops and other commercial businesses operating in the Pilot Municipal Unit are mostly family-operated enterprises, with approximately 200 employees. Nevertheless, a considerable part of population works in the agriculture sector or remains unemployed.