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Kaçanik / Kacanik

This map gives an indication of the most important concentrations of different minority communities in the municipality kaqanik2011

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All numbers presented here are based on estimates by the Municipal Government

General Information
Kaçanik/Kacanik is an almost completely mono-ethnic municipality located on the road between Prishtinë/Priština and Skopje. With the exception of a handful of Roma community members, the population of the municipality is completely Albanian, which is estimated at 38170. The most important issue facing the Roma is the lack of employment opportunities, next to the poor road infrastructure, a lack of water supply, the lack of a sewage system and the lack of school space.

Important Contact Details
Municipal Website:
http://www.komuna-kacanik.org/
http://kk.rks-gov.net/kacanik/

Telephone: 0290/ 380 047 / 044 225 315

Important Contact Details
Name	Position	Political affiliation	Affiliation	Contact Details
Xhabir Zharku	Mayor	PDK	Albanian	0290-380 005 044-540 111 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Heset Loku	Deputy Mayor	PDK	Albanian	044-224 846 0290-380-844 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ; This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Azem Guri	Director of Education Department	PDK	Albanian	0290-380 835 044-193 941 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Misim Sopa	Director of the Department of Health and Social Welfare	PDK	Albanian	0290-380 727 044-378 508 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Jeton Topalli	Director of general administration	PDK	Albanian	044/ 705 347, 029/ 380 737 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Fikri Vërbani	Finance and economy	PDK	Albanian	0290/380-077 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Hajrush Dullovi	Information office			This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 0290/ 380 047 044 225 315

Demographics
Before the 1999 conflict small communities of Roma and Serbs lived in the municipality. After the conflict only a handful of Roma remain, living in the town of Kaçanik/Kacanik.

Accurate population statistics are not available for Kosovo. The numbers presented here are approximate estimates by the Local Community Office, cross checked with OSCE Municipal Profiles and Civil Society. For more information on Statistics in Kosovo click here

Percentage of Population
	Albanians	Serbs	Roma	Ashkali	Egyptians	Bosniaks	Turks	Other
1991*	98.5%	0.6%	0.8%			-	-	0.1%
2008	99.9%	-	0.01%	-	-	-	-	-
2010	99.99%	-	0.01%

* The 1991 census results are considered unreliable due to a boycott by the Albanian population

Approximate numbers of community members
	Albanians	Serbs	Roma	Ashkali	Egyptians	Bosniaks	Turks	Other
2010	38.170	-	4

Political Representation
The mayor of Kaçanik/Kacanik is Xhabir Zharku, who got elected in two rounds with 58,21 percent of votes. He represents the Albanian PDK, which is in a ruling coalition with LDK.. Due to the low number of community members residing in the Municipal, there is no Municipal Communities Office. The Communities Committee is formed by five members, representatives from AAK, LDK, AKR and two representatives from the civil society (Bahrije Çaka and Bislim Krisniqi).

The official languages in the municipality are the Albanian and Serbian language, which are both officially in use.
Municipality has one official for human rights, Vedat Dema.

Election Results (Municipal Assembly)
Parties and coalitions	Votes	%	Seats	Community Representation
PDK - PARTIA DEMOKRATIKE E KOSOVËS	6.374	47,57	13	Albanian
AAK – ALEANCA PËR ARDHMËRIN E KOSOVËS	3.411	25,46	7	Albanian
LDK - LIDHJA DEMOKRATIKE E KOSOVËS	2.205	16,46	4	Albanian
AKR – ALEANCA KOSOVA E RE	1.068	7,97	2	Albanian
LDD - LIDHJA DEMOKRATKE E DARDANISË	333	2,49	1	Albanian
NAIM MUSTAFA	9	3.23	0	Albanian
TOTAL	13.400		27

Safety and Freedom of Movement
The Kosovo Police is responsible for the security in the municipality. There is also the presence of KFOR, which are standby in case of security issues occure. The residents are seem to be satisfied by the services of KPS. No ethnically motivated incidents were reported over the last year and community members can move freely through the municipality.

Education
Kaçanik/Kacanik has one pre-school, 12 primary schools and two secondary schools. These schools have only Albanian education.

Number of People enrolled in the Educational System
Community		Albanians	Serbs	Roma	Ashkali	Egyptians	Bosniaks	Turks	Other
2008		100 %	/	/	/	/	/	/	/
2010	Pre-school	524
	Primary	5916
	Secondary	1873
	Tertiary	-

People Employed in the Educational System
Community		Albanians	Serbs	Roma	Ashkali	Egyptians	Bosniaks	Turks	Other
2008		546	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2010	Pre-school	16
	Primary	447
	Secondary	92

Returns
No community members have returned since the 1999 conflict. In recent years Go-and-See/Inform visits have been organised, but the return process is seriously hampered by the lack of economic opportunities in the municipality.

Returns Since 1999
Community	Serbs	Roma	Ashkali	Other
Number of people	/	/	/	/

Returns in 2007
Community	Serbs	Roma	Ashkali	Other
Number of people	/	/	/	/

Number of IDPs Living in this Municipality
Community	Serbs	Roma	Ashkali	Other
Number of people	/	/	/	/

Number of People Displaced from this Municipality
Community	Serbs	Roma	Ashkali	Other
Number of people	346	95	25	0

Economy
Economical activity is mainly based on private businesses and agriculture. In the public sector are 985 people working, and in the private sector 4875.

Rate of Unemployment (Percentages)
Community	Albanians	Serbs	Roma	Ashkali	Egyptians	Bosniaks	Turks	Other
2008	70 %		4 are employed in the private sector
2010	80%

Number of People Employed in the Public Sector
Community		Albanians	Serbs	Roma	Ashkali	Egyptians	Bosniaks	Turks	Other
2008		1.200	/	/	/	/	/	/	/
2010	Administration	102
	Education	566
	Health care	107
	Public enterprises	210

Access to Health Care and Other Public Services (Police/Administration/Public Companies/etc.)

Health Care
There are 8 health centers: 1 Family Main Medical Center in Kaçanik/Kacanik, 2 Family Medical Center in old Kaçanik/Kacanik and Doganaj, and 7 Family Medical Ambulances in Stagovë, Begracë, Dubravë, Biçec, Strazhë, Kotlinë and Glloboçicë.

Other Public Institutions
Official documents are published in all official languages of Kosovo, there have been no problems reported in the communication between the community members and the public institutions.

Main Menu

Important Contact DetailsMunicipal Website: http://www.komuna-kacanik.org/ http://kk.rks-gov.net/kacanik/

Demographics Before the 1999 conflict small communities of Roma and Serbs lived in the municipality. After the conflict only a handful of Roma remain, living in the town of Kaçanik/Kacanik.

Education Kaçanik/Kacanik has one pre-school, 12 primary schools and two secondary schools. These schools have only Albanian education.