District of Pristina

District of Pristina
  • Rajoni i Prishtinës (Albanian)
    Prištinski okrug/ Приштински округ (Serbian)
District
Map of Kosovo with Pristina highlighted
Map of Kosovo with Pristina highlighted
Interactive map of District of Pristina
Country Kosovo
Municipalities
8
CapitalPristina
Area
 • District
2,439 km2 (942 sq mi)
Population
 (2024)
 • District
511,307
 • Density209.6/km2 (543.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration01
HDI (2023)0.806
very high · 1st
Pristina, Kosovo

The District of Pristina (Albanian: Rajoni i Prishtinës; Serbian: Приштински округ, Prištinski okrug) is a district in Kosovo. Its seat is the capital city of Pristina. It consists of eight municipalities and 298 villages. According to the 2024 census, the total population of the district is 511,307.

Demography

In the 2024 national census by the Kosovo Agency of Statistics (ASK), the district had a population of 511,307, making it the largest of the districts in Kosovo. The district of Pristina has a total of eight municipalities and 298 other smaller settlements:

Municipality Population (2024) Area (km2) Density (km2) Settlements
Pristina 227,466 572 397.7 41
Podujevë 70,975 632 112.3 76
Drenas 48,079 290 165.8 37
Lipjan 55,044 422 130.4 70
Fushë Kosova 63,949 83 770.5 15
Obiliq 22,815 105 217.3 19
Gračanica 18,486 131 141.1 16
Artana 4,493 204 22.0 24
District of Pristina 511,307 2,439 209.6 298

Ethnicity

As of 2024, Albanians comprise the overwhelming majority in Pristina (98.0%), Drenas (99.9%), Podujevë (98.7%), Lipjan (94.2%), Kosovo Polje (91.3%), Obiliq (84.3%), and Novo Brdo (84.6%). Gračanica has a mixed population, with Albanians at 46.6% and Serbs at 46.3%.

In 1991, municipalities with an Albanian majority included Pristina (88.63%), Obiliq (80.31%), Kosovo Polje (82.63%), Lipjan (79.36%), Podujevë (98.91%), and Drenas (99.87%), while Novo Brdo had a Serb–Montenegrin majority (58.12%).[citation needed]

Gračanica Monastery

Postal codes

Municipality Postal code
Prishtina 10000
Graçanica 10500
Podujevë 11000
Fushë Kosovë 12000
Drenas 13000
Lipjan 14000
Obiliq 15000
Artanë 16000

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Popullsia sipas gjinisë, etnicitetit dhe vendbanimit" [Population by gender, ethnicity, and place of residence] (PDF) (in Albanian). Prishtinë: Kosovo Agency of Statistics. July 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ↑ "District of Prishtina (District of Prishtina), Kosovo". Mindat.org. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "Komunat e Kosovës: Rajoni Kosovë". Archived from the original on 2017-07-29. Retrieved 2015-01-10.
  4. ↑ "Zip codes - Posta e Kosovës". 2020-03-25. Retrieved 2025-12-27.

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