Leshan, Suhareka

Leshan
Village
Leshan is located in Kosovo
Leshan
Leshan
Location in Kosovo
Location Kosovo
DistrictPrizren
MunicipalitySuharekë
Elevation
374 m (1,227 ft)
Population
 (2024)
 • Total
1,306
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Leshan (Serbian: Lešane Лешане) is a settlement in the Suharekë municipality in south Kosovo. It is located in the Prizren region. It lies 374 m above sea level. It has an ethnic Albanian majority, and Serbian minority; in the 1991 census, it had 2381 inhabitants. The smaller settlement of Topliçan has been registered with Leshan in the censuses (The 1981 data shows only Leshan data). Leshan consists kf 200–250 houses and around 2800-2900 inhabitants.

Demographic history
Ethnic group 1948 1953 1961 1971 1981 1991
Albanians 1279
Serbs 310
Total 727 849 935 1303 1589 2381

References

  1. ↑ "Popullsia sipas gjinisë, etnicitetit dhe vendbanimit" [Population by gender, ethnicity, and place of residence] (PDF) (in Albanian). Prishtinë: Kosovo Agency of Statistics. July 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ↑ 1981 Census, Kosovo Archived 2012-03-17 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ Kosovo censuses 1948-1991