Srbica

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Srbica
Skënderaj
Србица
Coat of Arms
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Location in Kosovo
Map of Kosovo highlighting the municipality location
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Population (1991) 55,471 (municipality)
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Time zone UTC+1
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Srbica (Albanian: Skënderaj; Serbian: Srbica/Србица) is a city in Kosovo (under UN administration, formally part of Serbia) located at 42°44′48″N, 020°47′19″E. It is the largest city in Drenica.

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It is populated mainly by Albanians (95%). It is the poorest city in Kosovo[citation needed], and is the place where the war in 1998 begun, and to which the most damage was done.

The most prominent organization in this city is NGO, led by Burim Haxhiu, one of the best known young volunteers in Kosovo.

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Ethnic Composition, Including IDPs
Year/Population Albanians  % Serbs  % Ashkali  % Bosniaks  % Total
1991 63,668 98,5 812 1,3
166 (“others”) ; 0.2%
64,646
January 1999 App. 65,000 N/A 291 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A App. 65,000
Current figure App. 70,000 100% 326 N/A 68 N/A 20 N/A App. 70,000
*.Source: 1999 census data, Municipality. It is noted that the 1991 census was highly politicised and is thus unreliable.
Ref: OSCE [1]

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