Štrpce

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Штрпце
Štrpce
Stërpcë
Shtërpca

Coat of Arms
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Location in Kosovo
General Information
Mayor	?
Land area	?
Altitude	?
Population (1991)	12,712 (municipality)
Population density	?
Coordinates	42.14°N 21.1°E
Postal code:	?
Area code	?
Time zone	UTC+1
Website	?

Štrpce/Штрпце (Serbian) or Shtërpcë or Shtërpca (Albanian) is a town and municipality in Kosovo (under UN administration, formally part of Serbia). According to 1991 census, the municipality of Štrpce had a population of 12,712 people. As of 2006, Štrpce has ethnic Serbian majority, making it a Serb enclave in Kosovo.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Demographics 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Geography

The municipality is situated near the Šar mountain.

[edit] Demographics

Ethnic Composition, Including IDPs
Year/Population	Albanians	%	Serbs	%	Roma	%	Others	%	Total
1991 census	4,125	32.8	8,303	66	101	0.8	57	0.4	12,586
September 1999	1,830	16.4	9,182	82.4	73	0.7	60	0.5	11,145
Febuar 2001	4,500	33	9,099	66.7	34	0.2	N/A	0.1	13,633
Sources:It is noted that the 1991 census was highly politicised and is thus unreliable Ref: OSCE [1]

[edit] See also

• District of Uroševac

[edit] External links

• SOK Kosovo and its population
• OSCE Profile of Strpce / Shtërpcë