Obiliq

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Obiliq
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Obiliq
Coordinates: 42°41′24″N21°4′40″E / 42.69000°N 21.07778°E / 42.69000; 21.07778
Country Kosovo
District Pristina
Municipality Obiliq
Founded1989
Government
 • Type Mayor–council
 • MayorXhafer Gashi (LDK)
 • CouncilObiliq Municipal Council
Area
 • Municipality [1] 104.84 km2 (40.48 sq mi)
Population
 (2024) [2]
 • Total22,794
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
15000
Area code+383 (0) 38
Vehicle registration 01
Website kk.rks-gov.net/obiliq/

Obiliq [lower-alpha 1] is a town and municipality in Kosovo. According to the Kosovo Agency of Statistics (KAS) estimate from the 2011 census, there were 21,549 people residing in Obiliq Municipality, with Kosovo Albanians constituting the majority of the population. [3] [4]

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Name

Prior to the Balkan Wars, the settlement was known as Globoderica (Глободерица). [5]

Following the conflict, the settlement was incorporated into Serbia and renamed Obilić as part of the efforts to reunite Serbian lands in the early twentieth century when inhabited places within Kosovo were named after heroes from Serbian epic poetry. [5] [6] The placename Obilić refers to the Serbian national hero Miloš Obilić who killed the Ottoman Sultan Murad I at the Battle of Kosovo (1389).

In Albanian, the town is known as Obiliq (a transliteration of the Serbian name), while an alternative name (used by Albanians [7] ) was coined by the Albanological Institute, Kastriot, after Albanian national hero Gjergj Kastrioti Skanderbeg (1405–1468). [8] [9]

Geography

Situated on the edge of the Kosovo field, Obiliq municipality rests 10 km northwest of Pristina. It has a good geographical position and is bordered by five other municipalities which are Pristina, Fushë Kosova, Drenas, Vushtrri and Podujevë. [10]

The municipality's peak elevation is at the village of Kozaricë, reaching 740 meters above sea level, while its lowest point is at the bridge connecting the village of Cërkvena Vodicë and the city of Obiliq, situated at 530 meters above sea level. [10]

Hydrology

In the territory of the municipality, there are three natural rivers: Sitnica, Drenica and Llapi. There's also a man-made canal called the Ibër - Lepenc Canal, which starts from the Ujman reservoir, fed by the Ibër river. [10]

Economy

Two coal-fired power stations, Kosova A and Kosova B, are located in Obiliq that use the coal from three coal mines (Belaćevac, Miraš and Sibovc) operating on the territory of the municipality.

Demography

Municipal historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
19489,228—    
195310,971+3.52%
196114,899+3.90%
197121,188+3.58%
198126,595+2.30%
199131,627+1.75%
201121,549−1.90%
202422,794+0.43%
Source: Division of Kosovo

According to the Kosovo Agency of Statistics (KAS) 2011 census, the municipality had a population of 21,548 inhabitants.

In terms of ethnicity, 19,854 (92.13%) are Albanians while other ethnicities include Roma (3.07%), Ashkali (2.68%), Serbs (1.28%) and Bosniaks (0.27%). By religion, 97.68% are Muslims. [10]

Notes

  1. ↑ (Albanian definite form: Obliqi, pronounced [ɔbiˈlitʃi] ) or Obilić (Serbian Cyrillic: Обилић, pronounced [ˈobilitɕ] ), also referred to as Kastriot (Albanian definite form: Kastrioti, pronounced [kasˈɾioti] )

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