Peja district

Rajoni i Pejës ( Albanian ) Pećki okrug / Пећки округ ( Serbian )
Country	Kosovo
surface	1,507 km²
Residents	174,325
Population density	130 km²
District capital	Peja
Communities	3
Villages	118
License Plate	03

The district of Peja ( Albanian  Rajoni i Pejës , Serbian Пећки округ Pećki okrug ) is one of the seven Kosovar districts and is located in the north-west of Kosovo.

On February 17th, 2008 the parliament of Kosovo declared independence from Serbia. Since then, the status has been controversial internationally.

The 03 is the Kosovar license plate for the Peja district . The seat of the district is Peja .

Communities

The municipality of Peja includes three parishes and 118 villages.

local community	Administrative headquarters	Population (2011)	Area (km²)	Population density (km²)	Villages
Peja	Peja	96,450	603	160	14th
Istog	Istog	39,289	454	86.5	50
Klina	Klina	38,496	308	125	54
Peja district		174,235	1,365	127.6	118

Ethnic groups

The table shows the number of ethnic residents from 2011.

	number	%
TOTAL	174,235	100
Albanians	161,345	92.6
Bosniaks	4,948	2.8
Roma	6,627	3.8
Serbs	624	0.35
Gorans	189	0.1
Other	501	0.3

Individual evidence

1. ↑ GJIGANTI: Komunat nė rajonin e Ferizajit . Retrieved June 6, 2017.
2. ↑ Tim Bespyatov: Ethnic composition of Kosovo 2011 . Retrieved June 6, 2017.