Zubin Potok
| Zubin Potok | ||
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| Municipality and city | ||
| Зубин Поток / Zubin Potok Zubin Potok / Zubin Potoku | ||
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Holy Trinity Church, Zubin Potok | ||
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  Zubin Potok Location in Republic of Kosovo | ||
| Coordinates: 42°55′N 20°41′E / 42.917°N 20.683°E | ||
| Country | Kosovo[lower-alpha 1] | |
| District | District of Mitrovica | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 335 km2 (129 sq mi) | |
| Population (2005) | ||
| • Total | 14,900 (municipality) | |
| • Density | 45/km2 (120/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 40650 | |
| Area code(s) | +381 290 | |
| Car plates | 02 | |
| Website | Municipality of Zubin Potok | |
Zubin Potok or Zubin Potoku (Serbian: Зубин Поток / Zubin Potok; Albanian: Zubin Potok or Zubin Potoku) is a town and municipality in the District of Mitrovica of northern Kosovo.[lower-alpha 1] It is a part of North Kosovo, a region with an ethnic Serb majority that formerly functioned largely autonomously from the remainder of the ethnic-Albanian-majority Kosovo. According to 1991 census, the municipality had a population of 8,479 people.
Demographics
| Ethnic Composition, Including IDPs | |||||||||||||
| Year/Population | Serbs | % | Albanians | % | Others | % | Total | ||||||
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| 1991 | App. 7750 | 89,1 | App. 850 | 9,8 | 100 | 1,1 | App. 8,700 | ||||||
| January 1999 | App. 11,000 | App. 91,7 | 850 | 7,1 | N/A | N/A | App. 12,000 | ||||||
| Current figure | 14,000 | 93,9 | App. 800 | 5,4 | N/A | N/A | App. 14,900 | ||||||
| Ref: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe | |||||||||||||
Economy
Zubin Potok is an agricultural community, yet the level of agricultural production has been in decrease due to the lack of investment. Local factories have been also strongly affected by the lack of consumers in the Albanian parts of Kosovo. Since most factories were established as branches of main Serbian factory chains to serve the Kosovo market, their workers are still employed but work and get paid irregularly. A majority of products sold in the municipality are imported from Serbia.
Inhabited places
List of the inhabited places in municipality:
(Serbian name first, Albanian one second:)
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See also
- North Kosovo
- District of Kosovska Mitrovica
Notes and references
Notes:
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Serbia and the Republic of Kosovo. The latter declared independence on 17 February 2008, but Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. Kosovo's independence has been recognised by 108 out of 193 United Nations member states.
References:
External links
- Official site of Municipality of Zubin Potok (Serbian)
- Municipality of Zubin Potok at the Republic of Kosovo
- Profile of Zubin Potok
- IOM Kosovo
- SOK Kosovo and its population
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Coordinates: 42°55′N 20°41′E / 42.917°N 20.683°E
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