Zubin Potok
Zubin Potok
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Town and municipality | |
 Holy Trinity Church, Zubin Potok | |
 Flag  Emblem | |
 Location of the municipality of Zubin Potok within Kosovo | |
| Coordinates: 42°55′N 20°41′E / 42.917°N 20.683°E | |
| Location | Kosovo |
| District | District of Mitrovica |
| Settlements | 64 |
| Government | |
| • Provisional president | Izmir Zeqiri (PDK) |
| Area | |
• Total | 335 km2 (129 sq mi) |
| • Land | 333 km2 (129 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 567 m (1,860 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
• Total | 15,200 |
| • Density | 45/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| est. | |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 40650 |
| Area code | +383(0)28 |
| Car plates | 02 |
| Website | www |
Zubin Potok (Serbian Cyrillic: Зубин Поток, Albanian definite form: Zubin Potoku); is a town and municipality located in the Mitrovica District in Kosovo. As of 2015, it has an estimated population of 15,200 inhabitants.[1] It covers an area of 335 km2 (129 sq mi), and consists of the main town and 63 villages.
Zubin Potok is a part of North Kosovo, a region with an ethnic Serb majority that functions largely autonomously from the remainder of ethnic Albanian-majority Kosovo. .
Settlements
Aside from the town of Zubin Potok, these villages comprise the municipality of Zubin Potok:
- Babiće / Babiq
- Banja / Banjë
- Brnjak / Bërnjak
- Bube / Bubë
- Čabra / Çabër
- Čečevo / Çeçevë
- Češanoviće / Çeshanovë
- Crepulja / Crepulë
- Čitluk / Çitluk
- Donje Varage / Varagë e Ulët
- Drajinoviće / Drainovë
- Dren
- Gornji Jasenovik / Jasenoviku i Epërm
- Gornji Strmac / Stramci i Epërm
- Jagnjenica
- Junake / Junce
- Kozarevo / Kozareva
- Krligate / Krligatë
- Lučka Reka / Lluçkarekë
- Međeđi Potok / Prroj i Megjës
- Oklace
- Rezala / Rezallë
- Rujište / Rujishtë
- Tušiće / Tushiqë
- Velika Kaludra / Kalludra e Madhe
- Velji Breg / Bregu i Madh
- Vojmisliće / Vojmisliq
- Zečeviće / Zeçevicë
- Zupče / Zupçë
- Padine
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 8,700 | — |
| 1999 | 12,000 | +4.10% |
| 2015 | 15,200 | +1.49% |
According to the 2011 estimations by the Government of Kosovo, Zubin Potok has 1,698 households and 6,616 inhabitants.[2] In 2015 report by OSCE, the population of Zubin Potok municipality stands at 15,200 inhabitants.[1]
Ethnic groups
The majority of Zubin Potok municipality is composed of Kosovo Serbs with more than 13,900 inhabitants (91.5%), while 1,300 (8.5%) Kosovo Albanians live in the municipality.[1] Most of Zubin Potok's Kosovo Albanians live in the village of Çabër (Čabra).
The ethnic composition of the municipality of Zubin Potok, including IDPs:[3][1]
| Ethnic group | 1991 est. | 1999 est. | 2015 est. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serbs | 7,750 | 11,000 | 13,900 |
| Albanians | 850 | 850 | 1,300 |
| Others | 100 | - | - |
| Total | 8,700 | 12,000 | 15,200 |
Geography and infrastructure
Location
| Novi Pazar (55 km) | Leposavić (42 km), Raška (73 km), Kraljevo (153 km), Belgrade (313 km) | |
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North Mitrovica (21 km), Vučitrn (29 km) | |
| Istok (38 km), Peć (59 km) | Prizren (114 km) | Skenderaj (33 km), Pristina (57 km), Gračanica (62 km) |
Economy
Zubin Potok is an agricultural community, yet the level of agricultural production has been in decrease due to the lack of investment. Local factories have been also strongly affected by the lack of consumers in the Albanian parts of Kosovo. Since most factories were established as branches of main Serbian factory chains to serve the Kosovo market, their workers are still employed but work and get paid irregularly. A majority of products sold in the municipality are imported from Serbia.
Twin towns — sister cities
Zubin Potok is twinned with:
Gradiška, Bosnia and Herzegovina, since 2021[4]
Gallery
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Holy Trinity Church in Zubin Potok -
Brnjak Bridge near Gazivoda Lake -
View above Gazivoda Lake -
Gazivoda Lake -
Village in Zubin Potok
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Zubin Potok". osce.org. OSCE. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
- ^ "ESTIMATION of Kosovo population 2011" (PDF). ask.rks-gov.net. Government of Kosovo. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
- ^ "OSCEOrganization for Security and Co-operation in Europe". osce.org. Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
- ^ "Пoбрaтимски грaдoви". gradgradiska.com (in Serbian). Gradiška. 2021-04-24. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
External links
- Official website (in Serbian)
- IOM Kosovo
