Kamenica, Kosovo
Kamenica or Dardana (Albanian: Kamenicë or Dardanë), or Kosovska Kamenica (Serbian Cyrillic: Косовска Каменица), is a town and municipality located in the Gjilan District of Kosovo. According to the 2011 census, the town of Kamenica has 7,331 inhabitants, while the municipality has 36,085 inhabitants.
Kamenica
Kosovska Kamenica | |
|---|---|
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 | |
| Country | Kosovo |
| District | Gjilan |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Qëndron Kastrati (PSD) |
| • 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(s) | +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
- Municipalities of Kosovo
- Cities and towns in Kosovo
- Populated places in Kosovo
- Church of the Holy Apostles, Petrovac
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kamenica (Kosovo). |
- Multicipality of Kosovska Kamenica
- SOK Kosovo and its population
- Kosova Kamenica Info (In Serbian)
- Kosovo’s youngest mayor seeks to bridge ethnic divide, Financial Times
| District of Ferizaj |  | |
|---|---|---|
| District of Gjakova | ||
| District of Gjilan | ||
| District of Mitrovica | ||
| District of Peja | ||
| District of Pristina | ||
| District of Prizren | ||
1 Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008. Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the 2013 Brussels Agreement. Kosovo is currently recognized as an independent state by 98 out of the 193 United Nations member states. In total, 113 UN member states recognized Kosovo at some point, of which 15 later withdrew their recognition. | ||
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