Zubin Potok (Albanian definite form: Zubin Potoku; Serbian Cyrillic: Зубин Поток) is a town and municipality located in the Mitrovica DistrictinKosovo. As of 2015, it has an estimated population of 15,200 inhabitants.[1] It covers an area of 335 km2 (129 sq mi), and consists of the main town and 63 villages.
Zubin Potok
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Town and municipality
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Holy Trinity Church, Zubin Potok
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| Coordinates: 42°55′N 20°41′E / 42.917°N 20.683°E / 42.917; 20.683 | |
| Country | Kosovo |
| District | District of Mitrovica |
| Settlements | 64 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Izmir Zeqiri (PDK) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 335 km2 (129 sq mi) |
| • Land | 333 km2 (129 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 16th in Kosovo |
| Elevation | 567 m (1,860 ft) |
| Population
(2015)
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| • Total | 15,200 |
| • Density | 45/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| est. | |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code |
40650
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| Area code | +383(0)28 |
| Vehicle registration | 02 |
| Website | Official site |
Zubin Potok is a part of North Kosovo, a region with an ethnic Serb majority that functions largely autonomously from the remainder of ethnic Albanian-majority Kosovo. After the 2013 Brussels Agreement, the municipality became part of the Community of Serb Municipalities.
Aside from the town of Zubin Potok, these villages comprise the municipality of Zubin Potok:
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1991 | 8,700 | — |
| 1999 | 12,000 | +4.10% |
| 2015 | 15,200 | +1.49% |
According to the 2011 estimations by the Government of Kosovo, Zubin Potok has 1,698 households and 6,616 inhabitants.[2] In 2015 report by OSCE, the population of Zubin Potok municipality stands at 15,200 inhabitants.[1]
The majority of Zubin Potok municipality is composed of Kosovo Serbs with more than 13,900 inhabitants (91.5%), while 1,300 (8.5%) Kosovo Albanians live in the municipality.[1] Most of Zubin Potok's Kosovo Albanians live in the village of Çabër (Čabra).
The ethnic composition of the municipality of Zubin Potok, including IDPs:[3][1]
| Ethnic group | 1991 est. | 1999 est. | 2015 est. |
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| Serbs | 7,750 | 11,000 | 13,900 |
| Albanians | 850 | 850 | 1,300 |
| Others | 100 | - | - |
| Total | 8,700 | 12,000 | 15,200 |
Zubin Potok is an agricultural community, yet the level of agricultural production has been in decrease due to the lack of investment. Local factories have been also strongly affected by the lack of consumers in the Albanian parts of Kosovo.
Zubin Potok is twinned with:
Gradiška, Bosnia and Herzegovina, since 2021[4] 
