Kamenica or Dardana ( sq-definite, Kamenicë or Dardanë), or Kosovska Kamenica (

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: Косовска Каменица), is a

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and

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located in the Gjilan District of

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. According to the 2011 census, the town of Kamenica has 7,331 inhabitants, while the municipality has 36,085 inhabitants.

History

Kamenica always had better than average inter-ethnic relations during the Yugoslav era. Tensions today are low because there was less violence than elsewhere during the

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.Kosovo’s youngest mayor seeks to bridge ethnic divide

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Demographics

According to the 2011 census results, the municipality of Kamenica has 36,085 inhabitants.

Ethnic groups

The ethnic composition of the municipality:

Villages

* Dashnicë * Zhujë

References

External links

Multicipality of Kosovska Kamenica

SOK Kosovo and its population

Kosova Kamenica Info (In Serbian)

Kosovo’s youngest mayor seeks to bridge ethnic divide

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