Ranilug
Ranilug
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Village and municipality | |
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![]() Location of the municipality of Ranilug within Kosovo | |
Coordinates: 42°29′31.194″N 21°33′32.4″E / 42.49199833°N 21.559000°ECoordinates: 42°29′31.194″N 21°33′32.4″E / 42.49199833°N 21.559000°E | |
Country | Kosovo[a] |
District | District of Gjilan |
Settlements | 12 |
Municipality | 5 January 2010 |
Government | |
• Provisional president | Vladica Aritonović (GIS) |
Area | |
• Total | 77.62 km2 (29.97 sq mi) |
Elevation | 603 m (1,978 ft) |
Population (2015) | |
• Total | 5,800 |
• Density | 75/km2 (190/sq mi) |
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Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 38267 |
Area code(s) | +383(0)280 |
Website | kk |
Ranilug (Serbian Cyrillic: Ранилуг) or Ranillug (definite Albanian form: Ranillugu), is a village and municipality located in the Gjilan District of Kosovo[a]. The municipality comprises 12 villages and as of 2015 has a population of 5,800 inhabitants.
After the 2013 Brussels Agreement, the municipality became part of the Community of Serb Municipalities.
History[]
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Until 2010, Ranilug was part of Kamenica municipality. On 5 January 2010, the constitutive municipal assembly session was held and Ranilug became newly established municipality.[1] Although the new municipality is primarily inhabited by Serbs, this move was not recognized by the Government of Serbia, which does not recognize the Republic of Kosovo, and therefore its administrative changes.[2]
After the 2013 Brussels Agreement between the governments of Kosovo and Serbia, Serbia recognized the municipalities and the Kosovo's governance of the territory, and agreed to create a Community of Serb Municipalities, which will operate within the Kosovo legal framework.
Settlements[]
Aside from the village of Ranilug, the municipality includes the following villages:
- Bozevce
- Domorovce
- Drenovce
- Glogovce
- Odevce
- Gornje Korminjane
- Donje Korminjane
- Pancelo
- Rajanovce
- Veliko Ropotovo
- Malo Ropotovo
- Tomance
Demographics[]
According to the 2011 census done by the Government of Kosovo, the municipality of Ranilug has 3,900 inhabitants.[1] However, in 2015 report by OSCE, the population of Ranilug municipality stands at 5,800 inhabitants, including internally displaced persons.[1]
Ethnic groups[]
The municipality of Ranilug is largely composed of Kosovo Serbs majority (98.5%), with minority Kosovo Albanians (1.4%). Albanians reside in two villages: Veliko Ropotovo (Ropotovë e Madhe) and Donje Korminjane (Korminjani).
The ethnic composition of the municipality including IDPs is as follows:[1]
Ethnic group | 2015 est. |
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Serbs | 5,718 |
Albanians | 82 |
Others | - |
Total | 5,800 |
Economy[]
The economy of Ranilug is mainly based on small businesses, dairy production and agriculture.[1]
Public services and infrastructure[]
One municipal health center as well as eight health houses operate in the municipality. In 2011 a new police station was inaugurated, with 22 police officers.[1]
The education system of the municipality consists of one kindergarten, two primary and two secondary schools.[1]
See also[]
Notes and references[]
- Notes
- ^ a b Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008. Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the 2013 Brussels Agreement. Kosovo is currently recognised as an independent state by 97 out of the 193 United Nations member states. In total, 112 UN member states have recognised Kosovo at some point, of which 15 later withdrew their recognition.
- References
External links[]
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- Populated places in Kosovo
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- Community of Serb Municipalities
- Serbian enclaves in Kosovo
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