Kamenica, Kosovo
| Kamenica Kamenica or Kamenicë, Dardana or Dardanë (Albanian) Косовска Каменица/Kosovska Kamenica (Serbian) Kosovska Kamenica | |
|---|---|
| Town and municipality | |
 Panorama of the town of Kamenica | |
 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[lower-alpha 1] |
| District | District of Gjilan |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Qëndron Kastrati (PSD) |
| • Municipal | 424 km2 (164 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 470 m (1,540 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Urban | 7,331 |
| • Municipal | 50,858 |
| • Municipal density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 62000 |
| Area code(s) | +383 280 |
| Car plates | 06 |
| Website |
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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[lower-alpha 1]. According to the 2011 census, the town of Kamenica has 7,331 inhabitants, while the municipality has 50,858 inhabitants.
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
| Municipal historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 36,058 | −1.83% |
| 2016 est. | 31,285 | −2.80% |
| Source: Division of Kosovo | ||
According to the 2011 census results, the municipality of Kamenica has 36,058 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 | |||||||
See also
Notes
- 1 2 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, but 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 Brussels Agreement. Kosovo has received formal recognition as an independent state from 113 out of 193 United Nations member states.
References
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
| Ferizaj District |  | |
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| Gjakova District | ||
| Gjilan District | ||
| Mitrovica District | ||
| Peć District | ||
| Pristina District | ||
| Prizren District | ||
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, but 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 Brussels Agreement. Kosovo has received formal recognition as an independent state from 113 out of 193 United Nations member states. | ||
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