Municipalities of Kosovo

Kosovo

This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Kosovo

Political status of Kosovo Declaration of independence Diplomatic response UNSC Resolution 1244 Kosovo status process Standards for Kosovo Belgrade–Pristina negotiations UNMIK · EULEX · KFOR International Steering Group International Civilian Rep. Pieter Feith Kosovo Police Kosovo Security Force Kosovo Protection Corps Anthem of Kosovo "Europe" Constitution President Atifete Jahjaga Prime Minister Hashim Thaçi Government Cabinet Assembly Chairman Jakup Krasniqi Foreign relations Political parties Kosovan passport Elections: Parliamentary: 2001, 2004, 2007, 2010 Local: 2007, 2008, 2009 Provisional Institutions Subdivisions of Kosovo Districts Municipalities

See also Portal:Politics   v · d · e

A Municipality (Albanian: komuna, Serbian: општина, transliterated opština) is the basic administrative division in Kosovo.

List of Municipalities

Districts and municipalities of Kosovo.

Municipalities of Kosovo.

The first name is Serbian and the second one is Albanian:

• Dečani / Deçan
• Dragaš / Dragash
• Đakovica / Gjakovë
• Glogovac / Gllogovc (Drenas)
• Gnjilane / Gjilan
• Istok / Istog
• Kačanik / Kaçanik
• Klina / Klinë
• Kosovo Polje / Fushë Kosovë
• Kosovska Kamenica / Kamenicë
• Kosovska Mitrovica / Mitrovicë
• Leposavić / Leposaviq
• Lipljan / Lipjan
• Mališevo / Malishevë
• Novo Brdo / Novobërdë
• Obilić / Obiliq
• Orahovac / Rahovec
• Peć / Pejë
• Podujevo / Podujevë
• Priština / Prishtinë
• Prizren / Prizren
• Srbica / Skënderaj
• Štimlje / Shtime
• Štrpce / Shtërpcë
• Suva Reka / Suharekë
• Uroševac / Ferizaj
• Vitina / Viti
• Vučitrn / Vushtrri
• Zubin Potok / Zubin Potok
• Zvečan / Zveçan

The municipalities of Leposavić, Zubin Potok and Zvečan in the north of Kosovo each have a significant Serbian majority, constituting more than 90% of the population. All other municipalities have a very substantial Albanian majority except for Štrpce in the south, which has a Serbian majority. Before the Kosovo War the municipality of Novo Brdo also had Serbian majority. Today, Novo Brdo has an Albanian majority due to ethnic cleansing performed by Albanians over Serbs.

New Municipalities

A number of new municipalities have been announced/created.

The Government of Kosovo has embraced the need to enhance accountability and ownership at the local level, establishing the Ministry of Local Government Administration (MLGA) tasked with developing a plan to implement decentralization and enhance the coordination between the central and municipal institutions. According to the Provisional Institutions of Self-Government (PISG)'s Decentralization Plan prior to Kosovo's independence, five municipalities had been selected to pilot the decentralization strategy at the local level, two of which are in predominately Kosovo-Albanian areas (Đeneral Janković / Hani i Elezit and Junik), two are in predominately Kosovo-Serbian areas (Gračanica / Graçanicë and Parteš / Partesh) and the fifth is the predominately Kosovo-Turkish area of Mamuša / Mamushë. Thus far the process has been initiated in three of the five pilot municipalities (Đeneral Janković, Junik and Mamuša).

• Gračanica / Graçanicë - Serbian majority (near Pristina and Novo Brdo)
• Đeneral Janković / Hani i Elezit -Albanian majority (near Kačanik)
• Junik / Junik - Albanian majority (near Dečani)
• Mamuša / Mamushë - Turkish majority (near Prizren) - established September 27, 2005.
• Parteš / Partesh - Serbian majority

The Constitution of the Republic of Kosovo and the Ahtisaari Plan foresee the creation of 10 Serb majority municipalities throughout Kosovo. The implementation of decentralization has recently began, creating these "minority being the majority" municipalities. Kosovo, according to the most recent statistics, is 88% Albanian; the new municipalities are being created for the integration of the approximately 7% Serb minority into the institutions of Kosovo.

There is begun to be seen a future status for North Kosovska Mitrovica as a separate municipality which would be administratively divided from the South Mitrovica and which would have its own mayor and local government. This alternative is come to be supported by the International Community and Albanian politicians while Serbs still considering this option.

Municipality (Albanian: komuna, Serbian: opština / општина) is the basic administrative division of Kosovo The first name is Serbian and the second one is Albanian
Map of Kosovo municipalities	01. Dečani / Deçan	11. Leposavić / Albanik	21. Prizren
	02. Dragaš / Dragash	12. Lipljan / Lipjan	22. Srbica / Skënderaj
	03. Đakovica / Gjakovë	13. Mališevo / Malishevë	23. Štrpce / Shtërpcë
	04. Glogovac / Gllogovc	14. Kosovska Mitrovica / Mitrovicë	24. Štimlje / Shtime
	05. Gnjilane / Gjilan	15. Novo Brdo / Novobërdë	25. Suva Reka / Suharekë
	06. Istok / Burim	16. Obilić / Kastriot	26. Uroševac / Ferizaj
	07. Kačanik / Kaçanik	17. Orahovac / Rahovec	27. Vitina / Viti
	08. Kosovska Kamenica / Kamenicë	18. Peć / Pejë	28. Vučitrn / Vushtrri
	09. Klina / Klinë	19. Podujevo / Podujevë	29. Zubin Potok
	10. Kosovo Polje / Fushë Kosovë	20. Priština / Prishtinë	30. Zvečan / Zveçan
Source: OSCE - UNMIK Regulation 2000/43: Albanian, Serbian PDF

Former municipalities

Between 1990 and 2000 in the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija and Kosovo (UNMIK) there were the following additional municipalities:

• Gora
• Opolje (1990-1992, later part of Prizren)

In 2000 both were merged into the new municipality of Dragaš. The number of municipalities remains 30, because at the same time was formed the new municipality of Mališevo by taking territories from the municipalities of Orahovac (District of Đakovica), Suva Reka (District of Prizren), Klina (District of Peć) and Glogovac (District of Pristina).

External links

• List of websites of the Municipalities of Kosovo
• OSCE Municipal profiles
• Association of Kosovo Municipalities