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Leposavić
Municipality and city
Лепосавић (Leposavić)
Leposaviq (Albaniku)
Church of St. Basil of Ostrog
Church of St. Basil of Ostrog
Official seal of Leposavić
Seal
CountryKosovo
Government
 • MayorBranko Ninić
Area
 • Land539 km2 (208 sq mi)
Population
 • Total20,000 (municipality)
 • Density120/km2 (300/sq mi)
 As of 2007[1]
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code+381
WebsiteLeposavić

Leposavić (Albanian: Leposaviq, Albaniku; Serbian: Лепосавић, pronounced [lɛ̌pɔsaʋitɕ]) is a town and the northernmost municipality in the district of Kosovska Mitrovica of northern Kosovo.[a] It is a part of North Kosovo, a region populated with at least 98% ethnic Serbs that functions largely autonomously from the remainder of Kosovo, which is majority ethnic Albanian. According to OSCE and UNHCR estimates, the municipality has a population of approximately 18,600 (2007).[1] The municipality consists of a town and 72 villages with an area of 539 km².

Demographics

Leposavić municipality includes 72 villages with a total of 18,600 inhabitants, according to the UNHCR and OSCE estimates. Kosovo Serbs constitute the large majority (18,000), while small numbers of other communities are also present. Approximately 200 Kosovo Albanians live in the three southern villages of Košutovo, Šaljska Bistrica, and Ceranje. There are also 240 Kosovo Bosniaks, Romas, Ashkalis, and Egyptians.

Ethnic composition, including IDPs
Year/Population Albanians  % Serbs  % Muslims/Bosniaks  % Roma  % Total
19911 1,101 6.7 14,306 87.8 600 3.7 163 1.0 16,291
January 19992 902 N/A 15,365 N/A 940 N/A N/A N/A N/A
October 20073 280 1% 18,000 97% 420 1% 2504 1% 20,600
  1. 1991 Figures: Civil Registration 1991–Population; National Structure of Municipalities (Yugoslav Statistics Bureau, Belgrade, 1993), pages 123–125.
    It is noted that the 1991 census was highly politicised and is thus unreliable. Ref: OSCE [1]
  2. 1999 Figures: Kosovo Village List (UNHCR, March 9, 1999). Ref: OSCE[2]
  3. OSCE Template:PDF, October 2007. — All figures are approximated estimates by OSCE and UNHCR.
  4. Roma, Ashkali and Egyptians.

According to the 1991 census, the municipality of Leposavić had a population of 16,395 people.[citation needed]

Economy

Almost all industrial facilities are closed or work with reduced capacity. The unemployment rate is also high, and it has been considerably increased due to the closing down of most of the Trepča conglomerate facilities. The municipality is rich in natural, infrastructure and management, but current circumstances blocked all the potentials. The municipality adopted the Development Agenda 2006 – 2009, in cooperation with UNOPS and with the support of UNMIK and the Italian Government, which foresees improvement in the local economy. Given the current difficult situation,however, there is not much hope the Agenda will be properly implemented. The municipality, led by a very proactive CEO, pays noteworthy efforts toward identifying and initiating projects ideas.[1]

Inhabited places

List of inhabited places in the municipality:
First name is Serbian, second one is Albanian:

See also

Notes and references

Notes:

  1. ^ Template:Kosovo-note

References:

  1. ^ a b c OSCE Template:PDF, October 2007. Retrieved on 9 March 2008.
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