Drenica

Drenica
Historical region of Kosovo
Country	Kosovo
Municipalities	Drenas Skenderaj
Area
• Total	668 km2 (258 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	109,389
• Density	160/km2 (420/sq mi)

Drenica (Albanian: Drenicë, Drenica, Serbian Cyrillic: Дреница), also known as the Drenica Valley, is a hilly region in central Kosovo, covering roughly around 700 square kilometres (270 sq mi) of Kosovo's total area (6%). It consists of two municipalities, Drenas and Skenderaj, and several villages in Klina, Zubin Potok, Mitrovica and Vushtrri. It is located west of the capital, Pristina.

According to the 2011 Census, the population of the region is 109,389, excluding the surrounding villages. Albanians form the absolute majority of the region.^[1]