North Mitrovica Explained

North Mitrovica
Native Name:
Settlement Type:Town and municipality
Image Blank Emblem:Stema zyrtare e Mitrovicës Veriore.svg
Blank Emblem Type:Emblem[1]
Area Total Km2:11
Population Est:27,730
Pop Est As Of:2023
Population Density Km2:2,678
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:42.8833°N 72°W
Elevation M:515
Leader Title:Mayor
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:40000
Area Code:+383(0)28
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Kosovo
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Mitrovica
Established Title:Established
Established Date:2013
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Blank1 Name:Climate
Blank1 Info:Cfb
Leader Name:Erden Atiq
Leader Party:VV
Leader Title1:Deputy Mayor
Leader Name1:Katarina Adjančić
Registration Plate Type:Vehicle registration
Registration Plate:02

North Mitrovica or North Kosovska Mitrovica, is a town and municipality located in Mitrovica District in Kosovo. As of 2015, it has a population of 29,460 inhabitants. It covers an area of 110NaN0.

North Mitrovica is a part of North Kosovo, a region with an ethnic Serb majority. The municipality was established in 2013 after North Kosovo crisis,[2] [3] previously being the settlement of the city of Mitrovica, divided by the Ibar river.

Following the 2013 Brussels Agreement, the municipality is planned to be the administrative center of the Community of Serb Municipalities.

Name

The northern part of Mitrovica (; formerly "Kosovska Mitrovica") was commonly referred to as "North(ern) Kosovska Mitrovica" (/Severna Kosovska Mitrovica), however, as of late, the northern part is referred to as simply North Mitrovica (; Serbian: Северна Митровица/Severna Mitrovica).

History

The city was part of Mitrovica, until its official separation in 2013. The separation came as a result of the North Kosovo crisis, following Kosovo's declaration of independence from Serbia in February 2008. The municipality was recognized by the Government of Kosovo in 2013 before the Kosovo local elections.The city served as the de facto capital of the North Kosovo region which refused to work with the institutions of the Republic of Kosovo. Therefore, local Serbs formed the Assembly of Community of Municipalities, supported only by Serbia.

However, with the signing of the 2013 Brussels Agreement after the North Kosovo crisis, between the governments of Kosovo and Serbia, Serbia officially dropped its support for the assembly, agreeing to create a new Community of Serb Municipalities, an association of municipalities with Serb majority in Kosovo.[4] Its assembly will have no legislative authority and the judicial authorities will be integrated and operate within the Kosovo legal framework.[5]

Administration

The Municipal Assembly of North Mitrovica has 19 deputies, one of whom is the speaker. There are currently 15 active councilors.[6]

PartySeatsGov't?
Civic Initiative "Mitrovica" 14
Independent 1

Demographics

According to the 2011 estimations by the Government of Kosovo, North Mitrovica has 3,393 households and 12,326 inhabitants.[7]

In 2015, according to a report by OSCE, the population of North Mitrovica Municipality stands at 29,460 inhabitants.[8]

Ethnic groups

The majority of North Mitrovica municipality is composed of Kosovo Serbs with more than 22,530 inhabitants (76.4%). Also, 4,900 (16.6%) Kosovo Albanians and 2,000 others live in the municipality.[8]

In North Mitrovica, according to the Update 2009, conducted by Kosovo Agency of Statistics, Serbs and other ethnic groups make up 92.97% or 11,459 inhabitants, while 7.03% or 867 were Albanians. Since North Mitrovica did not participate in population census conducted in April, 2011, the data is taken from the update 2008–2009 by Kosovo Agency of Statistics which is considered as official by Kosovo government. However, other different institutions have done other estimates that came up with different data.

Ethnic composition in North Mitrovica
according to 2009 Update[9]
Group Population Percentage
Albanian8677.03%
Serbs and others11,45992.97%
Total12,326100%

The ethnic composition of the municipality of North Mitrovica, including IDPs:[10] [8]

Ethnic group2023 est.Percentage
Serbs17,53061%
Albanians7,82027%
Bosniaks1,2005.2%
Gorani5802.6%
Romani3001.8%
Turks2101.5%
Ashkali800.7%
Others150.2%
Total27,730100%

Culture and education

North Mitrovica currently represents the most important political, cultural, educational and health centres for Serbs in Kosovo. It is the largest urban area in Kosovo where Serbs form the ethnic majority. The University of Priština is located in the area, having relocated from Pristina to Mitrovica during the Kosovo War. In 2013, after November elections in Kosovo, North Mitrovica officially became a separate municipality.[11]

Sport

The FK Trepča Sever and Rudar Kosovska Mitrovica are football clubs that are located in this part of the city. Currently FK Trepca plays in Serbian fourth-tier Morava Zone League while FK Rudar Kosovska Mitrovica plays in the fifth-tier Football First League of North Kosovo.

Twin towns – sister cities

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. https://gzk.rks-gov.net/ActDocumentDetail.aspx?ActID=94985
  2. Web site: 2013 Elections in Kosovo: North Mitrovica, a separate municipality. KQZ-Ks. 2015-01-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20150108233200/http://www.kqz-ks.org/en/news/Details/141. 2015-01-08. dead.
  3. Web site: 2013 Kosovo Elections (Page 38): North Mitrovica. 2015-01-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20150109002156/http://www.kqz-ks.org/Uploads/Documents/Rezultatet%20sipas%20Komunave%20-%20Zgjedhjet%20Lokale%202013_xwmxwwoapy.pdf. 2015-01-09. dead.
  4. Web site: Community of Serb Municipalities in Kosovo to be formed. InSerbia News. November 2013.
  5. Web site: Brussels Agreement 2013. Key number 10: 'The judicial authorities will be integrated and operate within the Kosovo legal framework ....
  6. Web site: Zëvendësohen asambleistët në Mitrovicën e Veriut. Mitrovica Veriore.
  7. Web site: ESTIMATION of Kosovo population 2011. ask.rks-gov.net. Government of Kosovo. 19 August 2017.
  8. Web site: North Mitrovica. osce.org. OSCE. 19 August 2017.
  9. Web site: Kosovo Agency of Statistics – Census 2011. 31 May 2017.
  10. Web site: Documents Library. osce.org. Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. 19 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20110606091415/http://www.osce.org/documents/html/pdftohtml/1208_en.pdf.html. 6 June 2011.
  11. Web site: Official website. 30 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304083329/http://kk.rks-gov.net/mnao/Home.aspx. 4 March 2016. dead.
  12. Web site: Међународна сарадња. 2021-05-24. Град Бања Лука. sr-RS.
  13. Web site: asst. Братски и партнерски градови и општине. 2021-07-05. Краљево. sr-RS.