Kamenica (Kosovo)

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Kamenica / Dardana / Dardanë
Косовска Каменица / Kosovska Kamenica
Location of Kamenica / Dardana / DardanëКосовска Каменица / Kosovska Kamenica
Population (2000)
 - Total 63.000
 - Density 120/km² (310.8/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
Area code(s) 0280
Website: Kamenica

Kamenica (Albanian: Kamenica or Dardana, Serbian: Kosovska Kamenica or Косовска Каменица) is a town and municipality in eastern Kosovo.

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[edit] Geography and population

In 2003, Kamenica municipality was estimated to have 63,000 citizens. The municipality is part of the Gnjilane District in east Kosovo.

Kamenica is the most eastern of Kosovo’s municipalities. Currently the population is approximately 82% Kosovo Albanian and 17% Kosovo Serb with a small number of Roma.

[edit] Demographics

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 16.6 500 0.8 63,000
Ref: Yugoslav Population Censuses for data through 1991, and OSCE estimates for data for 2003

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