Kamenica, Kosovo

Kamenica Kamenicë or Dardana (Albanian) Косовска Каменица (Serbian)
Town and municipality
Panorama of the town of Kamenica
Flag Emblem
Kamenica Kamenica
Coordinates: 42°35′02″N 21°34′30″E
Country	Kosovo
District	Gjilan
Government
• Mayor	Kadri Rahimaj (Vetëvendosje)
• Rank	9th in Kosovo
• Municipal	424 km2 (164 sq mi)
Elevation	470 m (1,540 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Ethnicity	94.74% Albanians 5.26% Other
• 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.rks-gov.net/kamenice

Kamenica or Dardana (Albanian definite form: 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.

Geography

The municipality of Kamenica lies in the east of Kosovo. It is bordered to the southwest by Ranillug, to the west by the municipality of Novobërda, to the northwest by Pristina and to the north and east it borders Serbia. Gjilan is located 30 km (19 mi) away, while Pristina is 75 km (47 mi) from Kamenica.

Demographics

Municipal historical population

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

Politics

Elections for the Mayor of the Municipality and the Municipial Assembly are held every four years. The ballots are separate, where voters can choose from a list of contenders hailing from various political parties on one ballot, and on the other they can choose one candidate for the representative at the Municipial Assembly from a specific partisan or independent list.

See also

• Municipalities of Kosovo
• Cities and towns in Kosovo
• Populated places in Kosovo
• Church of the Holy Apostles, Petrovac
• Dardana Fortress

External links

• Multicipality of Kosovska Kamenica
• SOK Kosovo and its population
• Kosova Kamenica Info (In Serbian)
• Kosovo’s youngest mayor seeks to bridge ethnic divide, Financial Times