Districts of Kosovo
Districts of Kosovo | |
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Category | District |
Location | ![]() |
Created by | Constitution of Kosovo |
Number | 7 |
Populations | 174,235 (Peć) – 477,312 (Pristina) |
Areas | 1,000 km2 (400 sq mi) (Ferizaj) – 2,500 km2 (950 sq mi) (Pristina) |
Subdivisions |
A District (Albanian: Qark, or Rajon; Serbian: Дистрикт / Distrikt or Округ / Okrug, or Регион / Region)[1] is the highest level of administrative divisions of Kosovo.[a][2] The districts of Kosovo are based on the Serbian Districts of Kosovo and Metohija.
UNMIK reform of 2000
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The UNMIK administration (established in 1999), replaced the Districts of Kosovo and Metohija with new districts of Kosovo (UNMIK).
Under the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), established in 1999, new districts were formed in 2000.
The United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) introduced the following changes to the districts and municipalities of Kosovo (UNMIK) in 2000:[citation needed]
- on the territory of the Kosovska Mitrovica District it made new District of Mitrovica.
- on the territory of the Peć District it made new District of Peć and District of Gjakova and additionally:
- it transferred the municipality of Orahovac to the District of Gjakova.
- it split the Kosovo District in two – the new District of Pristina and District of Ferizaj.
- it renamed the Kosovo-Pomoravlje District as the District of Gjilan.
- it transferred the municipality of Novo Brdo to the District of Pristina.
- it reformed the Prizren District into District of Prizren by the following:
- it merged the municipalities of Gora and Opolje into the new municipality of Dragaš
- it formed new municipality Mališevo by taking territories from the municipalities of Orahovac (District of Gjakova), Suva Reka (District of Prizren), Klina (District of Peć) and Glogovac (District of Pristina).
- it transferred the bigger part of Orahovac municipality that is outside of the new municipality of Mališevo to the District of Đakovica.
Serbia protested about the new territorial division and does not see it as legitimate, but by the United Nations Mission in Kosovo administration implemented it regardless of Serbia's protests, because it has such authority[citation needed] established by virtue of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244.
Districts of Kosovo (UNMIK)
District | Map | Area in km² |
Population in 2011 (rank) |
Density per km² |
Municipalities | Settlements |
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District of Ferizaj (Rajoni i Ferizajit/Uroševački okrug) |
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1,030 | 185,806 | 180 | 126[3] | |
District of Gjakova (Rajoni i Gjakovës/Đakovički okrug) |
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1,129 | 194,672 | 170 | 170[4] | |
District of Gjilan (Rajoni i Gjilanit/Gnjilanski okrug) |
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1,206 | 180,783 | 150 | 287[5] | |
District of Mitrovica (Rajoni i Mitrovicës/Kosovskomitrovački okrug) |
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2,077 | 272,247 | 110 | 267[6] | |
District of Peja/Peć (Rajoni i Pejës/Pećki okrug) |
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1,365 | 174,235 | 130 | 118[7] | |
District of Pristina (Rajoni i Prishtinës/Prištinski okrug) |
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2,470 | 477,312 | 223 | 298[8] | |
District of Prizren (Rajoni i Prizrenit/Prizrenski okrug) |
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1,397 | 331,670 | 240 | 195[9] |
Changes
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1991, 2000, 2008
See also
- Administrative divisions of Kosovo
- Municipalities of Kosovo
- Cities and towns in Kosovo
- Populated places in Kosovo
Notes and references
Notes:
References:
- ^ "ADMINISTRATIVE INSTRUCTION No. 14/2009 – MIA ON VEHICLE REGISTRATION" (PDF). Mpb-ks.org. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- ^ "Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Republic of Kosovo". Mfa-ks.net. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- ^ "Komunat në rajonin e Ferizajt". Gjiganti.com. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- ^ "Komunat në rajonin e Gjakovës". Gjiganti.com. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- ^ "Komunat në rajonin e Gjilanit". Gjiganti.com. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- ^ "Komunat në rajonin e Mitrovicës". Gjiganti.com. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- ^ "Komunat në rajonin e Pejës". Gjiganti.com. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- ^ "Komunat e Kosovës: Rajoni Kosovë". Gjiganti.com. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- ^ "Komunat në rajonin e Prizrenit". Gjiganti.com. Retrieved 7 October 2017.