Srbica

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Србица
Srbica
Skënderaj
Location in Kosovo

General Information
Mayor	?
Land area	?
Altitude	?
Population (1991)	55,471 (municipality)
Population density	?
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Postal code:	?
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Time zone	UTC+1
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Srbica (Serbian: Србица or Srbica; Albanian: Skënderaj) is a city and municipality in central Kosovo, a Serbian province under UN administration. It is the largest city in the Drenica region of Kosovo.

1 Features
2 Demographics
3 See also
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Features

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

The most prominent organization in this city is the NGO Eye of Youth (localy known as OJQ Syri i Rinise), led by Burim Haxhiu, one of the best known young volunteers in Kosovo.

[edit] Demographics

Year/Population	Albanians	%	Serbs	%	Ashkali	%	Bosniaks	%	Total
Ethnic Composition, Including IDPs
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]