Map of Kosovo's Municipalities

A municipality (Albanian: komuna; Serbian: општина / opština) is the basic administrative division in Kosovo and constitutes the only level of power in local governance.[1] There are 38 municipalities in Kosovo; 27 of which have an Albanian ethnic majority, 10 Serb and 1 Turkish. After the 2013 Brussels Agreement, signed by the governments of Kosovo and Serbia, an agreement was made to create a Community of Serb Municipalities, which would operate within Kosovo's legal framework. Since 2013, the agreement has not been fulfilled by Kosovo's authorities, calling upon its constitution and "territorial integrity". Serbia does not recognize Kosovo as a sovereign state, but as an autonomous province according to its constitution.

List of municipalities

Emblem
Stema
Amblem		 Municipality
Komuna
Opština[2]		 Area[3] Map
Location		 Settlements
Vendbanimet
Naselja[4]		 Population
(2011)[5][6]		 Mayor
Kryetar/e
Gradonačelnik[7]
Deçan
Dečani / Дечани		 293.97 km2 (113.50 sq mi) 37 40,019 Bashkim Ramosaj (AAK)
Dragash
Dragaš / Драгаш		 433.85 km2 (167.51 sq mi) 36 33,997 Bexhet Xheladini (LDK)
Ferizaj
Uroševac / Урошевац		 344.61 km2 (133.05 sq mi) 45 108,610 Agim Aliu (PDK)
Fushë Kosovë
Kosovo Polje / Косово Поље		 84.09 km2 (32.47 sq mi) 16 34,827 Burim Berisha (LDK)
Gjakova
Đakovica / Ђаковица		 586.62 km2 (226.50 sq mi) 88 94,556 Ardian Gjini (AAK)
Gjilan
Gnjilane / Гњилане		 391.84 km2 (151.29 sq mi) 49 90,178 Alban Hyseni (VV)
Drenas
Glogovac / Глоговац		 275.63 km2 (106.42 sq mi) 35 58,531 Ramiz Lladrovci (PDK)
Graçanicë
Gračanica / Грачаница		 122.41 km2 (47.26 sq mi) 17 10,675 Srđan Popović (LS)
Hani i Elezit
Elez Han / Елез Хан		 83.11 km2 (32.09 sq mi) 11 9,403 Rufki Suma (I)
Istog
Istok / Исток		 454.36 km2 (175.43 sq mi) 50 39,289 Ilir Ferati (LDK)
Junik / Јуник 77.78 km2 (30.03 sq mi) 3 6,084 Agron Kuçi (AAK)
Kaçanik
Kačanik Качаник		 211.28 km2 (81.58 sq mi) 31 33,409 Besim Ilazi (PDK)
Kamenicë
Kosovska Kamenica / Косовска Каменица		 416.61 km2 (160.85 sq mi) 58 36,085 Kadri Rahimaj (VV)
Klinë
Klina / Клина		 309.02 km2 (119.31 sq mi) 54 38,496 Zenun Elezaj (AAK)
Kllokot
Klokot / Клокот		 23.39 km2 (9.03 sq mi) 4 2,556 Božidar Dejanović (LS)
Leposaviq
Leposavić / Лепосавић		 539.05 km2 (208.13 sq mi) 75 13,773[lower-alpha 1] Lulzim Hetemi (VV)
Lipjan
Lipljan / Липљан		 338.41 km2 (130.66 sq mi) 62 57,605 Imri Ahmeti (LDK)
Malisheva
Mališevo / Малишево		 306.42 km2 (118.31 sq mi) 44 54,613 Ragip Begaj (Nisma)
Mamusha
Mamuša / Мамуша		 10.94 km2 (4.22 sq mi) 1 5,507 Abdulhadi Krasniç (KDTP)
Mitrovicë
Mitrovica / Митровица		 329.35 km2 (127.16 sq mi) 47 71,909 Bedri Hamza (PDK)
North Mitrovica
Severna Mitrovica / Северна Митровица		 6.83 km2 (2.64 sq mi) 1 12,326[lower-alpha 1] Erden Atiq (VV)
Novobërda
Novo Brdo / Ново Брдо		 203.98 km2 (78.76 sq mi) 26 6,729 Svetislav Ivanović (LS)
Obiliq
Obilić / Обилић		 104.84 km2 (40.48 sq mi) 20 21,549 Xhafer Gashi (AAK)
Partesh
Parteš / Партеш		 28.67 km2 (11.07 sq mi) 3 1,787 Dragan Petković (LS)
Peja
Peć / Пећ		 602.63 km2 (232.68 sq mi) 79 96,450 Gazmend Muhaxheri (LDK)
Podujeva
Podujevo / Подујево		 632.59 km2 (244.24 sq mi) 77 88,499 Shpejtim Bulliqi (VV)
Prishtina
Priština / Приштина		 523.13 km2 (201.98 sq mi) 43 198,897 Përparim Rama (LDK)
Prizren / Призрен 626.86 km2 (242.03 sq mi) 76 177,781 Shaqir Totaj (PDK)
Rahovec
Orahovac / Ораховац		 275.90 km2 (106.53 sq mi) 36 56,208 Smajl Latifi (AAK)
Ranillug
Ranilug / Ранилуг		 77.62 km2 (29.97 sq mi) 13 3,866 Vladica Aritonović (LS)
Skenderaj
Srbica / Србица		 374.37 km2 (144.55 sq mi) 49 50,858 Fadil Nura (PDK)
Suhareka
Suva Reka / Сува Река		 361.04 km2 (139.40 sq mi) 41 59,722 Bali Muharremaj (AAK)
Shtërpca
Štrpce / Штрпце		 247.70 km2 (95.64 sq mi) 16 6,949 Bratislav Nikolić (LS)
Shtime
Štimlje / Штимље		 134.42 km2 (51.90 sq mi) 23 27,324 Qemajl Aliu (VV)
Vitia
Vitina / Витина		 269.69 km2 (104.13 sq mi) 39 46,987 Sokol Haliti (LDK)
Vushtrri
Vučitrn / Вучитрн		 344.85 km2 (133.15 sq mi) 67 69,870 Ferit Idrizi (PDK)
Zubin Potoku
Zubin Potok / Зубин Поток		 334.38 km2 (129.10 sq mi) 61 6,616[lower-alpha 1] Izmir Zeqiri (PDK)
Zveçan
Zvečan / Звечан		 123.01 km2 (47.49 sq mi) 35 7,481[lower-alpha 1] Ilir Peci (PDK)
— 38 10,905.25 km2 (4,210.54 sq mi) — 1,468 1,780,021 —

Powers of municipalities

All municipalities have the following competences, as regulated by Law Nr. 03/L-040 of the Constitution of Kosovo:[12]

  1. Local economic development.
  2. Urban and rural planning.
  3. Land use and development.
  4. Implementation of building regulations and building control standards.
  5. Local environmental protection.
  6. Provision and maintenance of public services and utilities, including water supply, sewers and drains, sewage treatment, waste management, local roads, local transport and local heating schemes.
  7. Local emergency response.
  8. Provision of public pre-primary, primary and secondary education, including registration and licensing of educational institutions, recruitment, payment of salaries and training of education instructors and administrators.
  9. Provision of public primary health care.
  10. Provision of family and other social welfare services, such as care for the vulnerable, foster care, child care, elderly care, including registration and licensing of these care centers, recruitment, payment of salaries and training of social welfare professionals.
  11. Public housing.
  12. Public health.
  13. Licensing of local services and facilities, including those related to entertainment, cultural and leisure activities, food, lodging, markets, street vendors, local public transportation and taxis.
  14. Naming of roads, streets and other public places.
  15. Provision and maintenance of public parks and spaces.
  16. Tourism.
  17. Cultural and leisure activities.
  18. Any matter which is not explicitly excluded from their competence nor assigned to other authorities.

Community of Serb Municipalities

The planned Community of Serb Municipalities in Kosovo

Municipalities with Serb majorities have additional powers over the appointment of local police commanders, religious and cultural heritage sites within their boundaries; some of them have competences over universities and secondary health which in non-Serb-majority municipalities are a matter for central government (and, through the right of association of municipalities, even those Serb-majority municipalities which are not specifically given these powers may exercise them in association with those that do).

The 2013 Brussels Agreement signed by the Government of Kosovo and the Government of Serbia contains provisions for the formation of a Community of Serb Municipalities[13] (Serbian: Заједница српских општина / Zajednica srpskih opština; Albanian: Asociacioni i komunave serbe) It was expected to be created in 2015, but its formation has been postponed over conflicts about extent of powers.

Former municipalities

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

In 2000 both were merged into the new municipality of Dragash. The number of municipalities remained at 30 until 2005, when the new municipality of Malisheva was formed, by taking territories from the municipalities of Orahovac (District of Gjakova), Suva Reka (District of Prizren), Klina (District of Peja) and Drenas (District of Pristina).

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Due to the boycott by most municipalities in the north in the 2011 Kosovo census, the exact number of the population of Leposavić, North Mitrovica, Zubin Potok and Zvečan is unknown. Estimates are taken according to a 2014 OSCE report.[8][9][10][11]

References

  1. ↑ "Organizimi dhe Funksionimi i Vetëqeverisjes Lokale në Kosovë" (PDF). mapl.rks-gov.net. 2013.
  2. ↑ "Komunat e Kosovës". kk.rks-gov.net.
  3. ↑ "Raport Fotografik i Matjes së Territorit të Republikës së Kosovës" (PDF). kryeministri-ks.net.
  4. ↑ "Vendbanimet e Komunave të Kosovës" (PDF). ask.rks-gov.net.
  5. ↑ "Kosovo Population Census (2011)" (PDF). ask.rks-gov.net.
  6. ↑ "Albanian Minority Municipalities in Kosovo" (PDF). ecmikosovo.org.
  7. ↑ "Rezultatet Përfundimtare të Zgjedhjeve Lokale 2017" (PDF). kqz-ks.org.
  8. ↑ "OSCE Leposavic estimates". OSCE. 2018.
  9. ↑ "OSCE Mitrovica North estimate". OSCE. 2018.
  10. ↑ "OSCE Zubin Potok estimate". OSCE. 2018.
  11. ↑ "OSCE Zvecan estimates". OSCE. 2018.
  12. ↑ "Law on Local Self Government". Constitution of Kosovo.
  13. ↑ "Community of Serb Municipalities in Kosovo to be formed | InSerbia News". Inserbia.info. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
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