Skenderaj
Town and municipality in Mitrovica, Kosovo / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Srbica" redirects here. For the village in the municipality of Kičevo, North Macedonia, see Srbica, Kičevo. For the country, see Serbia.
Skenderaj (Albanian definite form: Skënderaji) or Srbica (Serbian Cyrillic: Србица) is a town and municipality located in the Mitrovica District of Kosovo. According to the 2021 census, the municipality of Skënderaj has 52,586 inhabitants.[2]
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Skenderaj
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Town and municipality | |
Coordinates: 42°44′N 20°47′E | |
Country | Kosovo |
District | Mitrovica |
Named for | Skanderbeg[1] |
Government | |
• Mayor | Fadil Nura (PDK) |
• Rank | 11th in Kosovo |
• Municipal | 374 km2 (144 sq mi) |
Elevation | 620 m (2,030 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Urban | 9,372 |
• Municipal | 50,858 |
• Municipal density | 140/km2 (350/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 41000 |
Area code | +383 28 |
Vehicle registration | 02 |
Website | Official site |
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It is the largest city in the Drenica geographical region of Kosovo.[3] It is mainly populated by ethnic Albanians. It is claimed to be the poorest city in Kosovo. It is the place where the Kosovo War began in 1998, and to which the most damage was done.[3]