The administrative-territorial division of the territory of the historical regions of Kosovo and Metohija , united into a single political-territorial unit, which is the subject of a dispute between the partially recognized Republic of Kosovo and Serbia , includes two levels: districts and communities. The systems of administrative-territorial division of the territory in the Republic of Kosovo and Serbia are different.
Counties
According to the administrative-territorial division of Serbia , the territory of the autonomous region of Kosovo and Metohija is divided into 5 districts, according to the administrative-territorial division of the Republic of Kosovo, the territory of the Republic of Kosovo is divided into 7 districts.
| Division into districts according to the administrative-territorial division of Serbia | Division into districts according to the administrative-territorial division of the Republic of Kosovo |
|---|---|
Only one Kosovo-Mitrovitsky district is common in the Serbian and Albanian system of administrative districts. The remaining districts of Kosovo and Metohija were transformed and partially changed. Two new districts were also created.
| District according to the administrative-territorial division of Serbia | District according to the administrative-territorial division of the Republic of Kosovo | Distinctions districts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kosovo-Mitrovitsky District | Kosovo-Mitrovitsky District | |||
| Kosovo district | Pristina District | The Kosovo district was divided into two parts. The southern communities of Uroshevac , Stimle , Štrpce and Kachanik became part of the Uroshevac district. The Pristina okrug included the Novo-Brdo community. | ||
| Uroshevatsky district | ||||
| Kosovo-Pomora region | Gnilansky District | The okrug was renamed and the Novo-Brdo community was removed from its structure to the Pristina okrug. | ||
| Pechsky District | Pechsky District | The communities of Decani and Djakovitsa were withdrawn from the district. | ||
| Dzhakovitsy district | A new district formed from the communities of Decani , Djakovits and Orahovac . | |||
| Prizrensky District | ||||
| Prizrensky District | The community of Orahovac was withdrawn from the district. | |||
Communities
With the coming to power of the Albanians and their declaration of independence from Serbia, partial changes also took place among the communities: eight relatively small communities were formed with a predominance of the Serbian population. These new communities, which do not comply with the Law on the Territorial Organization of the Republic of Serbia of December 27, 2007, are not recognized by the central authority of Serbia.
| Community | Counties according to the "Serbian" division | Counties according to the "Albanian" division | Differences between "Albanian" communities from "Serbian" |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitina | Kosovo-Pomora region | Gnilansky District | 4 Serbian villages allocated to a separate Klokot community |
| Wuchitrn | Kosovo-Mitrovitsky District | Kosovo-Mitrovitsky District | |
| Glogovac | Kosovo district | Pristina District | part of the community in 2000 transferred to the Malishevo community |
| Gnilane | Kosovo-Pomora region | Gnilansky District | 3 Serbian villages allocated to a separate community of Partes |
| Mountain | Prizrensky District | included in the Dragash community | |
| Dechani | Pechsky District | Dzhakovitsy district | in 2008, the Unik community was formed from part of the community |
| Jacobitsa | Pechsky District | Dzhakovitsy district | |
| Zvechan | Kosovo-Mitrovitsky District | Kosovo-Mitrovitsky District | |
| Zubin Stream | Kosovo-Mitrovitsky District | Kosovo-Mitrovitsky District | |
| Source | Pechsky District | Pechsky District | |
| Kachanik | Kosovo district | Uroshevatsky district | |
| Wedge | Pechsky District | Pechsky District | part of the community in 2000 transferred to the Malishevo community |
| Kosovo Field | Kosovo district | Pristina District | 2 Serbian villages in 2008 allocated to a separate community Gracanica |
| Kosovska-Kamenitsa | Kosovo-Pomora region | Gnilansky District | 13 Serbian villages allocated to a separate community Ranilug |
| Kosovsk-Mitrovica | Kosovo-Mitrovitsky District | Kosovo-Mitrovitsky District | |
| Leposavich | Kosovo-Mitrovitsky District | Kosovo-Mitrovitsky District | |
| Lipljan | Kosovo district | Pristina District | 8 Serbian villages in 2008 allocated to a separate community Gracanica |
| Novo Brdo | Kosovo-Pomora region | Pristina District | |
| Obilich | Kosovo district | Pristina District | |
| Orahovac | Prizrensky District | Dzhakovitsy district | part of the community in 2000 transferred to the Malishevo community |
| Pecs | Pechsky District | Pechsky District | |
| Poduyevo | Kosovo district | Pristina District | |
| Prizren | Prizrensky District | Prizrensky District | the Serbian village of Mamusha is allocated in a separate community of Mamusha |
| Pristina | Kosovo district | Pristina District | 5 Serbian villages and part 1 of the village in 2008 were allocated to a separate community Gracanica |
| Srbica | Kosovo-Mitrovitsky District | Kosovo-Mitrovitsky District | |
| Suva River | Prizrensky District | Prizrensky District | part of the community in 2000 transferred to the Malishevo community |
| Uroshevac | Kosovo district | Uroshevatsky district | |
| Stimle | Kosovo district | Uroshevatsky district | |
| Strpce | Kosovo district | Uroshevatsky district | |
| Dragash | Prizrensky District | It was formed by uniting the Horus community and the Opole community, which since 1992 has been part of the Prizren community | |
| Malishevo | Prizrensky District | Re-formed in 2000 from parts of the communities of Klin , Orahovac , Glogovac and Suva-Reka | |
| Ranilug | Gnilansky District | 13 Serbian villages were identified as a separate community from the Kosovsk-Kamenitsa community in 2008. | |
| Partesh | Gnilansky District | 3 Serbian villages were singled out in a separate community from the Gnilane community in 2008. | |
| Mummy | Prizrensky District | the Serbian village was singled out as a separate community from the Prizren community in 2008. | |
| Scream | Gnilansky District | 4 Serbian villages were allocated to a separate community from the Vitina community in 2008. | |
| Unique | Dzhakovitsy district | allocated in a separate community from Decani community in 2008. | |
| Grachanitsa | Pristina District | separated into a separate community from the Serbian villages of the communities Lipljan , Kosovo-Pole and Pristina in 2008. |
Other communities that existed in Kosovo:
- General-Jankovic - in 2005 - 2008
See also
- Administrative division of the Republic of Kosovo
- Administrative divisions of Kosovo and Metohija