Administrative divisions of Kosovo

Districts of Kosovo
Category	District
Location	Kosovo
Created by	Constitution of Kosovo
Number	7
Populations	180,000–500,000
Areas	1,030–2,470 km²
Subdivisions	Municipalities of Kosovo

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Kosovo is administratively subdivided into seven districts (Albanian: Rajone; Serbian: Окрузи, Okruzi).^[1] They are further subdivided into 38 municipalities (Albanian: Komuna, Serbian: Oпштина or Opština).

Districts of Kosovo

District	Area in km²	Population in 2011 (rank)	Density per km²	Municipalities	Settlements
District of Ferizaj (Rajoni i Ferizajit/Uroševački okrug)	1,030	185,806	180	Ferizaj Hani i Elezit Kaçanik Štimlje/Shtime Štrpce/Shtërpcë	126[2]
District of Gjakova (Rajoni i Gjakovës/Đakovički okrug)	1,129	194,672	170	Deçan Gjakova Junik Rahovec	170[3]
District of Gjilan (Rajoni i Gjilanit/Gnjilanski okrug)	1,206	180,783	150	Gjilan Kamenica Klokot Partesh Ranilug Vitina	287[4]
District of Mitrovica (Rajoni i Mitrovicës/Kosovskomitrovački okrug)	2,077	272,247	110	Leposavić Mitrovica North Mitrovica Skenderaj Vushtrri Zubin Potok Zvečan	267[5]
District of Peja/Peć (Rajoni i Pejës/Pećki okrug)	1,365	174,235	130	Pejë/Peć Istok Klina	118[6]
District of Pristina (Rajoni i Prishtinës/Prištinski okrug)	2,470	477,312	223	Glogovac/Drenas Gračanica Kosovo Polje/Fushë Kosovë Lipljan Novo Brdo Obilic Podujevo Pristina	298[7]
District of Prizren (Rajoni i Prizrenit/Prizrenski okrug)	1,397	331,670	240	Dragas Malisheva Mamusha Prizren Suva Reka/Suharekë	195[8]

District changes in 2000

Under the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), established in 1999, new districts were formed in 2000.

• on the territory of the Kosovska Mitrovica District it made new District of Mitrovica.
• on the territory of the Peć District it made new District of Peć and District of Gjakova and additionally:
  • it transferred the municipality of Orahovac to the District of Gjakova.
• it split the Kosovo District in two – the new District of Pristina and District of Ferizaj.
• it renamed the Kosovo-Pomoravlje District as the District of Gjilan.
  • it transferred the municipality of Novo Brdo to the District of Pristina.
• it reformed the Prizren District into District of Prizren by the following:
  • it merged the municipalities of Gora and Opolje into the new municipality of Dragaš
  • it formed new municipality Mališevo by taking territories from the municipalities of Orahovac (Prizren District/District of Gjakova), Suva Reka (District of Prizren), Klina (District of Peć) and Glogovac (Kosovo District/District of Pristina).
  • it transferred the bigger part of Orahovac municipality that is outside of the new municipality of Mališevo to the District of Gjakova.

Serbia protested about the new territorial division and does not see it as legitimate, but by the United Nations Mission in Kosovo administration implemented it regardless of Serbia's protests, because it has such authority established by virtue of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244.

See also

• Municipalities of Kosovo
• List of cities in Kosovo
• Districts of Kosovo and Metohija

References