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Shipol

Shipol is a suburb in the municipality of Mitrovica in the District of Mitrovica, Kosovo. According to the 2024 census, it has 4,195 inhabitants.

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Shipol
Suburb
Shipol
Location in Kosovo
Coordinates: 42°51′49″N 20°50′56″E / 42.86361°N 20.84889°E / 42.86361; 20.84889
Location Kosovo
DistrictMitrovicë
MunicipalityMitrovicë
Elevation
540 m (1,770 ft)
Population
 (2024)1
 • Total
4,195
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Shipol (in Albanian) is a suburb in the municipality of Mitrovica in the District of Mitrovica, Kosovo. According to the 2024 census, it has 4,195 inhabitants.1

Geography

Shipol is located in the southwest of Mitrovica. The R-101, regional road which connects Mitrovica and Peja, passes through Shipol.

Demography

In 2024 census, the village had in total 4,195 inhabitants, from whom 4,191 were Albanians.1

Sports

KF Bashkimi Shipol was a football club which played in the Regional League of Mitrovica where clubs like Trepça or Drenica competed.34 Bashkimi Shipol were activ from 1990 until 2003 when they dissolved.

Notable people

  • Fatmir Latifaj (sq), Albanian imam and former UÇK soldier5
References

References

  1. "Popullsia sipas gjinisë, etnicitetit dhe vendbanimit" [Population by gender, ethnicity, and place of residence] (PDF) (in Albanian). Prishtinë: Kosovo Agency of Statistics. July 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "Evolution of the population 1948-2011". pop-stat.mashke.org/kosovo-census-ks.htm. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  3. "Kështu luhej futbolli në Kosovë në vitin 1995". Klan Kosova (in Albanian). 22 September 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  4. "Rrëfimi i referit që e ndëshkoi vëllanë e tij me karton të kuq". Kallxo (in Albanian). 16 June 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  5. Blendi Devolli (2017). "Dorën ia fali Kosovës, jetën misionit të pajtimit: Hoxhë Fatmir Latifi, njeriu që askush nuk e ka refuzuar në konakun e tij". Telegrafi (in Albanian). Retrieved 16 April 2024.