Kamenica, Kosovo
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 / 42.58389°N 21.57500°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 | +383 280 |
| Car plates | 06 |
| Website | kk |
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.
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
References
External links
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