Districts of Kosovo

Districts of Kosovo
CategoryDistrict
LocationKosovo
Created byConstitution of Kosovo
Number7
Populations146,301 (Peja) – 477,312 (Pristina)
Areas1,000 km2 (400 sq mi) (Ferizaj) – 2,500 km2 (950 sq mi) (Pristina)
Subdivisions

Districts of Kosovo, also known as administrative regions of Kosovo (Albanian: rajonet administrative të Kosovës; Serbian: административни региони Косова / administrativni regioni Kosova) are regional administrative units within the administrative division of Kosovo. They were initially created as regional administrative structures of the UN-administered Kosovo (1999-2008), and were later reorganized, thus continuing to exist in the Republic of Kosovo (since 2008).[1]

UNMIK regions

In 1999, the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) undertook several administrative reforms, and divided the UN-administered Kosovo into five UNMIK regions, centered in: Gjilan, Mitrovica, Peja, Pristina, and Prizren. Initially, those UNMIK regions were headed by regional administrators, while on the municipal level of administrative division, municipal administrators were appointed.[2]

Thus by the end of 1999, initial 29 municipalities were grouped into five UNMIK regions,[3][4] and by the spring of 2000, the 30th municipality was formed (Malisheva) and attached to the UNMIK region of Prizren.[5][6]

In July 2000, territorial scopes of all municipalities in the UN-administered Kosovo were officially regulated by UNMIK, thus resolving several remaining administrative issues.[7]

Those UNMIK administrative reforms, that were introduced in 1999-2000, were not always identical with previous administrative divisions, that existed in the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija (APKM). The existing number of districts (five) was initially kept, but their territories were redefined to correspond more closely to five KFOR sectors:

Serbia protested the new administrative changes, not seeing it as legitimate, but the UNMIK implemented it regardless of Serbia's protests, because it had such authority,[citation needed] established by virtue of Resolution 1244 of the United Nations Security Council.

Since 2003, instead of initial regional administrators, UNMIK regions were headed by regional representatives.[8]

  • Five KFOR sectors (since 1999)
    Five KFOR sectors (since 1999)
  • Five original UNMIK regions (1999-2008)
    Five original UNMIK regions (1999-2008)
  • Municipalities within five original UNMIK regions (1999-2008)
    Municipalities within five original UNMIK regions (1999-2008)

Administrative regions of Kosovo

In 2001, UNMIK created the Provisional Institutions of Self-Government in the UN-administered Kosovo, that also included the Transitional Government of Kosovo, with several ministries. Within some of those ministries, regional administrative branches were formed. Their number and territorial scopes varied. Thus in 2005, the Ministry of Health had six regions, centered in Gjakova, Gjilan, Mitrovica, Peja, Pristina, and Prizren,[9] while some other ministries and government agencies also had their own distinctive regional branches.

Since 2008, within the administrative division of the Republic of Kosovo, at first six,[10][11] and later seven administrative regions (districts) were established, as regional (deconcentrated) branches of various administrative departments:

In 2014, seven consular districts were defined in the Republic of Kosovo.[12] In 2020, the Ministry of Regional Development defined five development regions (Central, Eastern, Western, Southern, and Northern) in the Republic of Kosovo,[13] and in 2022, the Kosovo Agency of Statistics redefined seven statistical regions, with same centers as seven administrative regions, but some of them not entirely identical in territorial scopes.[14]

Seven administrative regions in Kosovo

Administrative districts (regions) Map Area
in km2		 Population
in 2024 (rank)		 Density
per km2		 Municipalities District number Settlements
District of Ferizaj
(Rajoni i Ferizajit/Uroševački okrug) 		1,030 180,897 175.6 05 126[15]
District of Gjakova
(Rajoni i Gjakovës/Đakovički okrug) 		1,129 152,311 134.9 07 170[16]
District of Gjilan
(Rajoni i Gjilanit/Gnjilanski okrug) 		1,206 150,126 124.5 06 287[17]
District of Mitrovica
(Rajoni i Mitrovicës/Kosovskomitrovački okrug) 		2,077 166,805 (without North Kosovo) 155.9 02 267[18]
District of Peja
(Rajoni i Pejës/Pećki okrug) 		1,365 146,301 107.2 03 118[19]
District of Pristina
(Rajoni i Prishtinës/Prištinski okrug) 		2,470 511,938 207.3 01 298[20]
District of Prizren
(Rajoni i Prizrenit/Prizrenski okrug) 		1,397 271,535 194.4 04 195[21]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Administrative Instruction (MIA) No. 7/2019 On Vehicle Registration" (PDF). cps.rks-gov.net. Archived from the original on 19 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ UNMIK (1999): Regulation No. 1999/14: On the Appointment of Regional and Municipal Administrators.
  3. ^ UNMIK (1999): Regulation No. 1999/17: On the Approval of the Kosovo Consolidated Budget and Authorizing Expenditures for the Period 1 September to 31 December 1999.
  4. ^ UNMIK (1999): Regulation No. 1999/27: On the Approval of the Kosovo Consolidated Budget and Authorizing Expenditure for the Period 1 January to 31 December 2000.
  5. ^ UNMIK (2000): Regulation No. 2000/22: Amending UNMIK Regulation No. 1999/27 On the Approval of the Kosovo Consolidated Budget and Authorizing Expenditures for the Period 1 January to 31 December 2000.
  6. ^ UNMIK (2000): Regulation No. 2000/67: On the Approval of the Kosovo Consolidated Budget and Authorizing Expenditure for the Period 1 January to 31 December 2001.
  7. ^ UNMIK (2000): Regulation No. 2000/43: On the Number, Names and Boundaries of Municipalities.
  8. ^ UNMIK (2003): Regulation No. 2003/11: Amending UNMIK Regulation No. 1999/14 on the Appointment of Regional and Municipal Administrators.
  9. ^ UNMIK (2005): Report Submitted by the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo
  10. ^ "Administrative Instruction No. 14/2009 - MIA on Vehicle Registration" (PDF). Mpb-ks.org. Archived from the original on 25 January 2011. Retrieved 7 October 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  11. ^ "Administrative Instruction No. 31/2012 - MIA on Vehicle Registration" (PDF). www.itg-rks.com. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  12. ^ Administrative Instruction No. 02 /2014 On the Consular Posts and District in the Republic of Kosovo (PDF). 2014. p. 5-6.
  13. ^ Ministry of Regional Development (Republic of Kosovo): Strategy for Regional Development 2020-2030
  14. ^ Kosovo Agency of Statistics (2022): Classification of Statistical Regions in Kosovo
  15. ^ "Komunat në rajonin e Ferizajt". Gjiganti.com. Archived from the original on 14 May 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  16. ^ "Komunat në rajonin e Gjakovës". Gjiganti.com. Archived from the original on 28 August 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  17. ^ "Komunat në rajonin e Gjilanit". Gjiganti.com. Archived from the original on 28 August 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  18. ^ "Komunat në rajonin e Mitrovicës". Gjiganti.com. Archived from the original on 1 September 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  19. ^ "Komunat në rajonin e Pejës". Gjiganti.com. Archived from the original on 1 September 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  20. ^ "Komunat e Kosovës: Rajoni Kosovë". Gjiganti.com. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  21. ^ "Komunat në rajonin e Prizrenit". Gjiganti.com. Archived from the original on 28 August 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
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