Autonomous Region of Kosovo and Metohija (1945–1963)

Socialist Autonomous Province of Kosovo Socijalistička Autonomna Pokrajina Kosovo Социјалистичка Аутономна Покрајина Косово Krahina Socialiste Autonome e Kosovës
Autonomous province of Serbia in Yugoslavia
← 1945–1990 →
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Kosovo (dark red) in Serbia (light red), within Yugoslavia
Capital		Priština
Government		Autonomous province
Historical era		Cold War
•	Autonomous Region	1945
•	Autonomous Province	1963
•	Constitutional reform	28 September 1990
Area
•	1991	10,686 km2(4,126 sq mi)
Population
•	1991	1,584,441
	Density	148.3 /km2  (384 /sq mi)

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The Socialist Autonomous Province of Kosovo (Serbian: Социјалистичка Аутономна Покрајина Косово / Socijalistička Autonomna Pokrajina Kosovo, Albanian: Krahina Socialiste Autonome e Kosovës; often abbreviated SAP Kosovo), comprising the Kosovo region, was one of the two autonomous provinces of Serbia within Yugoslavia (the other being Vojvodina), between 1945 and 1990, when it was renamed Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija.

Between 1945 and 1963 it was officially named the Autonomous Region of Kosovo and Metohija, and enjoyed a level of self-government lower than the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. In 1963, it was granted the same level of autonomy as Vojvodina, and accordingly to that official name was changed to Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija. In 1968, the term "Metohija" was dropped, and the prefix "Socialist" was added, changing the official name of the province to Socialist Autonomous Province of Kosovo. In 1974, both autonomous provinces (Vojvodina and Kosovo) were granted significantly increased level of autonomy. In 1989, that level of autonomy was reduced. In 1990, the term "Metohija" was reinserted into provincial name, and the term "Socialist" was finally dropped. From that point, official name of the province was again: Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija, as previously between 1963 and 1968.

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