Districts of Kosovo (original) (raw)

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Administrative units within the Republic of Kosovo

Districts of Kosovo

Category	District
Location	Kosovo
Created by	Constitution of Kosovo
Number	7[1]
Populations	146,301 (Peja) – 477,312 (Pristina)
Areas	1,000 km2 (400 sq mi) (Ferizaj) – 2,500 km2 (950 sq mi) (Pristina)
Subdivisions	Municipalities of Kosovo

A District (Albanian: Qark or Rajon; Serbian: Округ / Okrug or Дистрикт / Distrikt, or Регион / Region) is the highest level of administrative divisions of Kosovo.[2][3] The districts of Kosovo are based on the 2000 Reform of the UNMIK-Administration.

UNMIK reform of 2000

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The United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) introduced the following changes to the districts and municipalities of Kosovo (UNMIK) in 2000:[_citation needed_]

The Kosovska Mitrovica District became the District of Mitrovica.
The Peć District was split into the District of Peja and the District of Gjakova.
- Additionally, the municipality of Rahovec was transferred to the District of Gjakova.
The Kosovo District was split into the District of Pristina and District of Ferizaj.
The Kosovo-Pomoravlje District was renamed into the District of Gjilan.
- Additionally, it transferred the municipality of Novo Brdo to the District of Pristina.
The District of Prizren was reformed as following:
- it merged the municipalities of Gora and Opolje into the new municipality of Dragash
- it formed the new municipality Malisheva by taking territories from the municipalities of Rahovec (District of Gjakova), Suva Reka (District of Prizren), Klina (District of Peja) and Drenas (District of Pristina).

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

Districts of Kosovo

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District	Area in km2	Population in 2024 (rank)	Densityper km2	Municipalities	Settlements
District of Ferizaj (Rajoni i Ferizajit/Uroševački okrug)	1,030	180,897	175,6	Ferizaj Hani i Elezit Kaçanik Shtime Štrpce	126[4]
District of Gjakova (Rajoni i Gjakovës/Đakovički okrug)	1,129	152,311	134,9	Deçan Gjakova Junik Rahovec	170[5]
District of Gjilan (Rajoni i Gjilanit/Gnjilanski okrug)	1,206	150,126	124,5	Gjilan Kamenica Klokot Parteš Ranilug Viti	287[6]
District of Mitrovica (Rajoni i Mitrovicës/Kosovskomitrovački okrug)	2,077	166,805 (without North Kosovo)	155,9	Leposavić Mitrovica North Mitrovica Skenderaj Vushtrri Zubin Potok Zvečan	267[7]
District of Peja (Rajoni i Pejës/Pećki okrug)	1,365	146,301	107.2	Peja Istog Klina	118[8]
District of Pristina (Rajoni i Prishtinës/Prištinski okrug)	2,470	511,938	207,3	Drenas Gračanica Kosovo Polje Lipjan Novo Brdo Obiliq Podujevo Pristina	298[9]
District of Prizren (Rajoni i Prizrenit/Prizrenski okrug)	1,397	271,535	194.4	Dragash Malisheva Mamusha Prizren Suva Reka	195[10]

^ UDHËZIM ADMINISTRATIV NR. 02 2014 PER POSTET DHE RRETHET KONSULLORE NE REPUBLIKEN E KOSOVES (PDF). 2014. p. 5-6.
^ "ADMINISTRATIVE INSTRUCTION No. 14/2009 – MIA ON VEHICLE REGISTRATION" (PDF). Mpb-ks.org. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
^ "Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Republic of Kosovo". Mfa-ks.net. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
^ "Komunat në rajonin e Ferizajt". Gjiganti.com. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
^ "Komunat në rajonin e Gjakovës". Gjiganti.com. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
^ "Komunat në rajonin e Gjilanit". Gjiganti.com. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
^ "Komunat në rajonin e Mitrovicës". Gjiganti.com. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
^ "Komunat në rajonin e Pejës". Gjiganti.com. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
^ "Komunat e Kosovës: Rajoni Kosovë". Gjiganti.com. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
^ "Komunat në rajonin e Prizrenit". Gjiganti.com. Retrieved 7 October 2017.