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Kamenica, Kosovo
Kamenica or Dardana (definite Albanian form: Kamenicë or Dardanë), or Kosovska Kamenica (Serbian Cyrillic: Косовска Каменица), is a town and municipality located in the Gjilan District of Kosovo[a]. According to the 2011 census, the town of Kamenica has 7,331 inhabitants, while the municipality has 36,085 inhabitants.
Kamenica Kosovska Kamenica Dardana | |
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Town and municipality | |
Panorama of the town of Kamenica | |
Emblem | |
Location of the municipality of Kamenica within Kosovo | |
| Coordinates: 42°35′02″N 21°34′30″E / 42.58389°N 21.57500°ECoordinates: 42°35′02″N 21°34′30″E / 42.58389°N 21.57500°E | |
| Country | Kosovo[a] |
| District | Gjilan |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Kadri Rahimaj (Vetëvendosje) |
| • Municipal | 424 km2 (164 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 470 m (1,540 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Urban | 7,331 |
| • Municipal | 36,085 |
| • Municipal density | 85/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 62000 |
| Area code | +383 280 |
| Car plates | 06 |
| Website | kk |
History
Kamenica always had better than average inter-ethnic relations during the Yugoslav era. Tensions today are low because there was less violence than elsewhere during the Kosovo War.[1]
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 37,677 | — |
| 1953 | 39,977 | +1.19% |
| 1961 | 43,058 | +0.93% |
| 1971 | 46,505 | +0.77% |
| 1981 | 48,320 | +0.38% |
| 1991 | 52,152 | +0.77% |
| 2011 | 36,085 | −1.82% |
| 2016 est. | 31,285 | −2.81% |
| Source: Division of Kosovo | ||
According to the 2011 census results, the municipality of Kamenica has 36,085 inhabitants.
Ethnic groups
The ethnic composition of the municipality:
| Ethnic Composition, Including IDPs | |||||||
| Year/Population | Albanians | % | Serbs | % | Roma | % | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 24,549 | 57.74 | 16,973 | 39.92 | 644 | 1.51 | 42,519 |
| 1971 | 29,268 | 62.94 | 16,550 | 35.59 | 474 | 1.02 | 46,505 |
| 1981 | 32,390 | 67.03 | 14,813 | 30.66 | 868 | 1.8 | 48,320 |
| 1991 | 37,632 | 73.4 | 12,930 | 25.2 | 573 | 1.1 | 51,272 |
| August 2003 | 52,000 | 82.5 | 10,500 | 17.6 | 500 | 0.8 | 63,000 |
| Ref: Yugoslav Population Censuses for data through 1991, and Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe estimates for data for 2003 | |||||||
Villages
See also
References
- ^ Kosovo’s youngest mayor seeks to bridge ethnic divide, Financial Times
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kamenica (Kosovo).
- Multicipality of Kosovska Kamenica
- Kosovo’s youngest mayor seeks to bridge ethnic divide, Financial Times