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A Municipality (Albanian: komuna, Serbian: општина, transliterated opština) is the basic administrative division in Kosovo.
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The first name is Serbian and the second one is Albanian:
The municipalities of Leposavić, Zubin Potok and Zvečan in the north of Kosovo each have a significant Serbian majority, constituting more than 90% of the population. All other municipalities have a very substantial Albanian majority except for Štrpce in the south, which has a Serbian majority. Before the Kosovo War the municipality of Novo Brdo also had Serbian majority. Today, Novo Brdo has an Albanian majority due to ethnic cleansing performed by Albanians over Serbs.
A number of new municipalities have been announced/created.
The Government of Kosovo has embraced the need to enhance accountability and ownership at the local level, establishing the Ministry of Local Government Administration (MLGA) tasked with developing a plan to implement decentralization and enhance the coordination between the central and municipal institutions. According to the Provisional Institutions of Self-Government (PISG)'s Decentralization Plan prior to Kosovo's independence, five municipalities had been selected to pilot the decentralization strategy at the local level, two of which are in predominately Kosovo-Albanian areas (Đeneral Janković / Hani i Elezit and Junik), two are in predominately Kosovo-Serbian areas (Gračanica / Graçanicë and Parteš / Partesh) and the fifth is the predominately Kosovo-Turkish area of Mamuša / Mamushë. Thus far the process has been initiated in three of the five pilot municipalities (Đeneral Janković, Junik and Mamuša).
The Constitution of the Republic of Kosovo and the Ahtisaari Plan foresee the creation of 10 Serb majority municipalities throughout Kosovo. The implementation of decentralization has recently began, creating these "minority being the majority" municipalities. Kosovo, according to the most recent statistics, is 88% Albanian; the new municipalities are being created for the integration of the approximately 7% Serb minority into the institutions of Kosovo.
There is begun to be seen a future status for North Kosovska Mitrovica as a separate municipality which would be administratively divided from the South Mitrovica and which would have its own mayor and local government. This alternative is come to be supported by the International Community and Albanian politicians while Serbs still considering this option.
| Municipality (Albanian: komuna, Serbian: opština / општина) is the basic administrative division of Kosovo The first name is Serbian and the second one is Albanian |
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Map of Kosovo municipalities |
01. Dečani / Deçan | 11. Leposavić / Albanik | 21. Prizren |
| 02. Dragaš / Dragash | 12. Lipljan / Lipjan | 22. Srbica / Skënderaj | |
| 03. Đakovica / Gjakovë | 13. Mališevo / Malishevë | 23. Štrpce / Shtërpcë | |
| 04. Glogovac / Gllogovc | 14. Kosovska Mitrovica / Mitrovicë | 24. Štimlje / Shtime | |
| 05. Gnjilane / Gjilan | 15. Novo Brdo / Novobërdë | 25. Suva Reka / Suharekë | |
| 06. Istok / Burim | 16. Obilić / Kastriot | 26. Uroševac / Ferizaj | |
| 07. Kačanik / Kaçanik | 17. Orahovac / Rahovec | 27. Vitina / Viti | |
| 08. Kosovska Kamenica / Kamenicë | 18. Peć / Pejë | 28. Vučitrn / Vushtrri | |
| 09. Klina / Klinë | 19. Podujevo / Podujevë | 29. Zubin Potok | |
| 10. Kosovo Polje / Fushë Kosovë | 20. Priština / Prishtinë | 30. Zvečan / Zveçan | |
| Source: OSCE - UNMIK Regulation 2000/43: Albanian, Serbian PDF | |||
Between 1990 and 2000 in the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija and Kosovo (UNMIK) there were the following additional municipalities:
In 2000 both were merged into the new municipality of Dragaš. The number of municipalities remains 30, because at the same time was formed the new municipality of Mališevo by taking territories from the municipalities of Orahovac (District of Đakovica), Suva Reka (District of Prizren), Klina (District of Peć) and Glogovac (District of Pristina).
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