As for international connections, the passage of the Durrës - Merdarë highway through the territory of the municipality puts Malisheva in a favorable position.

[5] The main river that passes through the municipality of Malisheva is Mirusha, which belongs to the White Drini basin.

[5] Considering the environmental values that the Mirusha contains in its course and the surrounding spaces, the area around it has been declared a Natural Monument of Special Importance.

Town residents only returned following the 1998 withdrawal of Serbian paramilitary police and military, in response to international pressures.

[6] According to the Kosovo Agency of Statistics (KAS) estimate from the 2011 census, there were 54,613 people residing in Malisheva Municipality.