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District of Pristina

Coordinates: 42°40′37″N 21°10′05″E / 42.677°N 21.168°E / 42.677; 21.168
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District of Pristina
  • Rajoni i Prishtinës (Albanian)
    Приштински округ / Prištinski okrug (Serbian)
District
Map of Kosovo with Pristina highlighted
Map of Kosovo with Pristina highlighted
Country Kosovo
Municipalities
8
CapitalPristina
Area
 • Total2,470 km2 (950 sq mi)
Population
 (2024)[1]
 • Total511,938
 • Density210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
HDI (2018)0.757[2]
high · 1st
Pristina, Kosovo

The District of Pristina (Albanian: Rajoni i Prishtinës; Serbian: Приштински округ, Prištinski okrug) is a district in Kosovo. Its seat is the capital city of Pristina.[3] It consists of eight municipalities and 298 villages.[4] According to the 2024 census, the total population of the district is 511,938.[5]

Municipalities

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The district of Pristina has a total of eight municipalities and 298 other smaller settlements:

Municipality Population (2024)[6] Area (km2) Density (km2) Settlements
Pristina 227,154 572 397.1 41
Podujevë 71,018 632 112.4 76
Drenas 48,054 290 165.7 37
Lipjan 54,974 422 130.3 70
Kosovo Polje 64,078 83 772 15
Obiliq 22,794 105 217.1 19
Gračanica 19,371 131 147.9 16
Novo Brdo 4,495 204 22 24
District of Pristina 511,938 2,470 209.9 298

Ethnic groups

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In 1991, the municipalities with an Albanian majority were: Pristina (88.63%), Obiliq (80.31%), Kosovo Polje (82.63%), Lipjan (79.36%), Podujevë (98.91%), and Drenas (99.87%). The municipality of Novo Brdo had a Serb-Montenegrin majority in 1991 (58.12%).

In the 2011 census, Albanians are the majority in: Pristina (97.8%), Drenas (99.9%), Podujevë (98.9%), Lipjan (94.6%), Obiliq (92.1%), Kosovo Polje (86.9%), and Novo Brdo (52.4%).

Serbs are the majority population in Gračanica municipality with 67.5%.[7]

Gračanica Monastery

Ethnic groups in 2011 census:

Number %
TOTAL 477,302 100
Albanians 451,014 94.5
Serbs 11,885 2.5
Roma (Ashkali) 9,669 2
Turks 2,380 0.5
Bosniaks 601 0.1
Others and no response 1,753 0.4

Postal codes

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Population and housing census in Kosovo preliminary results - July 2024" (PDF). Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  3. ^ "District of Prishtina (District of Prishtina), Kosovo". Mindat.org. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  4. ^ "Komunat e Kosovës: Rajoni Kosovë". Archived from the original on 2017-07-29. Retrieved 2015-01-10.
  5. ^ "Population and housing census in Kosovo preliminary results - July 2024" (PDF). Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Population and housing census in Kosovo preliminary results - July 2024" (PDF). Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Kosovo Population and Housing Census 2011- Final Results: Quality Report". United Nations. Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
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42°40′37″N 21°10′05″E / 42.677°N 21.168°E / 42.677; 21.168

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