Vitina

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Viti
Vitia
Витина
Vitina
Coat of Arms
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Location in Kosovo

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Population (1991)	57,290 (municipality)
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Time zone	UTC+1
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Viti or Vitia (Albanian) Vitina/Витина (Serbian) is a town and municipality in Kosovo (under UN administration, formally part of Serbia).

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] History

Following the Kosovo War, it was the home of A Company, 2/505 Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, the first KFOR troops to begin stabilization efforts in the municipality. After the initial unit left, Vitina was the site of a subsequent international scandal when a soldier from the U.S. Army unit raped and killed a local girl. The subsequent investigation uncovered serious training and leadership deficiencies in the 3/504 Parachute Infantry Regiment, and catalysed a tremendous change in the training of units deploying for peacekeeping operations.

[edit] Geography

Towns in the Vitina municipality (opština), include Kabash, Binac, and Drobez.

[edit] Demographics

Year/Population	Albanian	%	Serb	%	Croats	%	Roma	%	Total
Ethnic Composition, Including IDPs
1991	51,387	89.2	5,259	9	782	1.4	253	0.4	57,681
Aug 2003	56,400	94.0	3,300	5.5	60	0.1	20		59,810
Source: UNHCR Updated progress-report for Gjilan/Gnjilane Area of Responsibility, February 2000, OSCE Field Office, June 2001, UNMIK Gjilan/Gnjilane August 2003 (un-official). It is noted that the 1991 census was highly politicised and is thus unreliable. Ref: OSCE [1]