Leposavić

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Coordinates: 43°05′N 20°49′E / 43.083, 20.817
Leposavić / Лепосавић Leposaviq / Albaniku

District	District of Kosovska Mitrovica
Municipality	Municipality of Leposavić
Population (2007)^[1]
- Total	18,600-19,000 (municipality)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
Website: http://www.leposavic.org/

Leposavić or Leposaviq (Serbian: Лепосавић or Leposavić; Albanian: Leposaviq or Albaniku) is a town and municipality in the district of Kosovska Mitrovica of northern Kosovo. It is part of so-called North Kosovo, a region under de facto Serbian rule. According to OSCE and UNHCR estimates, the municipality has a population of approximately 18,600 (2007).^[1]

1 Demographics
2 Economy
3 Inhabited places
4 See also
5 References

[edit] Demographics

Year/Population	Albanians	%	Serbs	%	Muslims/Bosniaks	%	Roma	%	Total
Ethnic composition, including IDPs
1991¹	1,101	6.7	14,306	87.8	600	3.7	163	1.0	16,291
January 1999²	902	N/A	15,365	N/A	940	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
October 2007³	200	1	18,000+	98	240	1	250⁴	1	18,600
1991 Figures: Civil Registration 1991–Population; National Structure of Municipalities (Yugoslav Statistics Bureau, Belgrade, 1993), pages 123-125. It is noted that the 1991 census was highly politicised and is thus unreliable. Ref: OSCE [1] 1999 Figures: Kosovo Village List (UNHCR, March 9, 1999). Ref: OSCE [2] OSCE Municipal profile of LeposavićPDF, October 2007. — All figures are approximated estimates by OSCE and UNHCR. Roma, Ashkali and Egyptians.

According to the 1991 census, the municipality of Leposavić had a population of 16,395 people.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Economy

Almost all industrial facilities are closed or work with reduced capacity. The unemployment rate is also high, and it has been considerably increased due to the closing down of most of the Trepca conglomerate facilities. The municipality is rich in natural, infrastructure and management, but current circumstances blocked all the potentials. The municipality adopted the Development Agenda 2006 – 2009, in cooperation with UNOPS office and with the support of UNMIK and the Italian Government, which foresees improvement in the local economy. Yet, given the current difficult situation, there is not much hope the Agenda will be properly implemented. The municipality, led by a very proactive CEO, pays noteworthy efforts toward identifying and initiating projects ideas.^[1]