District of Ferizaj

This article is about the district in Kosovo. For the former district of the Serbian government, see Kosovo District.
Rajoni i Ferizajt
Урошевачки округ
District of Kosovo

Location of Ferizaj District in Kosovo
Country  Kosovo
Capital Ferizaj
Area
 • Total 1,030 km2 (400 sq mi)
Population (2011 census)
 • Total 185,806
 • Rank 5th
 • Density 180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Postal code 70000
Vehicle registration 05
Municipalities 5
Settlements[1] 126

The District of Ferizaj or District of Uroševac (Albanian: Rajoni i Ferizajit; Serbian: Урошевачки округ, Uroševački okrug) is one of the seven districts (the higher-level administrative divisions) of Kosovo, with its seat in Ferizaj.

Municipalities

The district of Ferizaj has a total of 5 municipalities and 126 other smaller settlements.[1]

Municipality Population (2011) Area (km2) Density (km2) Settlements
Ferizaj 108,690 345 315 45
Kaçanik 33,454 221 151.4 31
Štimlje/Shtime 27,324 134 203.9 23
Elez Han/Hani i Elezit 9,389 83 113.1 11
Štrpce/Shtërpcë 6,949 247 28.1 16
Ferizaj District 185,806 1,030 180.4 126

Ethnic groups

All the municipalities have an Albanian majority: Ferizaj (95.9%), Shtime (96.8%), Kaçanik (99.9%) and Hani i Elezit (99.5%). The municipality of Shterpca has a more mixed population composed of Albanians (54.1%) and Serbs.

Ethnic groups in the District:

Number %
TOTAL 185,605 100
Albanians 177,075 95.4
Serbs 3,230 1.7
Roma (Ashkali) 4,661 2.5
Others and no response 677 0.4

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 "Komunat në rajonin e Ferizajt".

Coordinates: 42°22′48″N 21°10′12″E / 42.38000°N 21.17000°E / 42.38000; 21.17000

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