| Kamenica | |
| Native Name: | Kamenicë or |
| Native Name Lang: | sq |
| Settlement Type: | Town and municipality |
| Image Blank Emblem: | Stema e Komunës Kamenicë.svg |
| Blank Emblem Type: | Emblem |
| Pushpin Map: | Kosovo#Europe |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Kosovo |
| Subdivision Type1: | District |
| Subdivision Name1: | Gjilan |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Kadri Rahimaj (Vetëvendosje) |
| Area Blank1 Title: | Urban |
| Area Blank2 Title: | Municipal |
| Area Blank2 Km2: | 424 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicity |
| Population Density Blank1 Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Municipal |
| Population Blank2: | 36085 |
| Population Density Blank2 Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Coordinates: | 42.5839°N 21.575°W |
| Elevation M: | 470 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 62000 |
| Area Code: | +383 280 |
| Registration Plate Type: | Vehicle registration |
| Registration Plate: | 06 |
| Area Rank: | 9th in Kosovo |
Kamenica or Dardana (Albanian: Kamenicë or Dardanë), or Kosovska Kamenica (Serbian Cyrillic: Косовска Каменица), is a town and municipality located in the Gjilan District of Kosovo. According to the 2011 census, the town of Kamenica has 7,331 inhabitants, while the municipality has 36,085 inhabitants.
Kamenica always had better than average inter-ethnic relations during the Yugoslav era. Tensions today are low because there was less violence than elsewhere during the Kosovo War.[1]
The municipality of Kamenica lies in the east of Kosovo. It is bordered to the southwest by Ranillug, to the west by the municipality of Novobërda, to the northwest by Pristina and to the north and east it borders Serbia. Gjilan is located 30km (20miles) away, while Pristina is 75km (47miles) from Kamenica.
According to the 2011 census results, the municipality of Kamenica has 36,085 inhabitants.
The ethnic composition of the municipality:
| Ethnic Composition, Including IDPs | ||||||||
| Year/Population | Albanians | % | Serbs | % | Roma | % | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 24,549 | 57.74 | 16,973 | 39.92 | 644 | 1.51 | 42,519 | |
| 1971 | 29,268 | 62.94 | 16,550 | 35.59 | 474 | 1.02 | 46,505 | |
| 1981 | 32,390 | 67.03 | 14,813 | 30.66 | 868 | 1.8 | 48,320 | |
| 1991 | 37,632 | 73.4 | 12,930 | 25.2 | 573 | 1.1 | 51,272 | |
| August 2003 | 52,000 | 82.5 | 10,500 | 17.6 | 500 | 0.8 | 63,000 | |
| Ref: Yugoslav Population Censuses for data through 1991, and Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe estimates for data for 2003 | ||||||||
Elections for the Mayor of the Municipality and the Municipial Assembly are held every four years. The ballots are separate, where voters can choose from a list of contenders hailing from various political parties on one ballot, and on the other they can choose one candidate for the representative at the Municipial Assembly from a specific partisan or independent list.