Klokot
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Klokot Клокот/Klokot (Serbian) Kllokot or Kllokoti (Albanian) |
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 Klokot municipality |
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 Klokot
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| Coordinates: 42°22′N 21°23′E / 42.367°N 21.383°ECoordinates: 42°22′N 21°23′E / 42.367°N 21.383°E | |
| Country | Kosovo |
| District | District of Gjilan |
| Municipality | 8 January 2010 |
| Seat | Klokot |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Saša Mirković |
| Area | |
| • Total | 23.36 km2 (9.02 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 2,556 |
| • Density | 88.9/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Website | kk.rks-gov.net/kllokoti |
Klokot (on Serbian, Клокот) or Kllokot (on Albanian, Kllokoti), is a town and municipality in the District of Gjilan of Kosovo. The municipality was established on 8 January 2010, the settlements having been part of the municipality of Vitina. The seat of the municipality is in the town of Klokot. It is a Serbian enclave.
Klokot is situated in the geographical region of Kosovo Pomoravlje, in the southeastern part of Kosovo.
The municipality has a cadastral area of 2,336 hectares (5,770 acres). The municipality includes the town of Klokot and three villages:
In August 2003, explosive devices planted in Klokot destroyed five Serb houses, with several injuries, including two American KFOR soldiers.
The municipality of Klokot was officially established on 8 January 2010, previously being part of the Vitina Municipality. The seat of the municipality is in Klokot. This and other new-formed municipalities of Kosovo are not recognized by Serbian government, which still considers it part of Vitina municipality. The municipality was formed based on the Ahtisaari plan for decentralization of Kosovo which called for the establishment of a municipality with Serbian majority within the Vitina municipality.
Between 2014 and March 2016, 30 Serb families with 124 members have left the municipality. In December 2016, two local Serb youngsters were stabbed by a group of six Albanians. The week before, a house of a Serb returnee family had been burnt down.
For 2016, the estimated budget for the municipality was €800,000.
The economy of the municipality of is mainly based on natural resources (mostly mineral water), tourism (two private spas), agriculture and small trade businesses. Klokot has some important hot-water springs that get up to 32 °C (90 °F). There are 29 registered private businesses operating in the municipality.
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