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Medveđa (Serbian Cyrillic: Медвећа, Albanian: Medvegja) is a town and municipality in Jablanica District of Serbia, bordering Kosovo. According to the 1991 census, the municipality of Medveđa had a population of 13,368 people, while according to the 2002 census, the municipality population numbered 10,760 people. The town of Medveđa itself had a population of 2,810 in 2002.

Name

Its name is derived from the Serbian word medved (медвед) ("bear" in English), hence the full meaning of the name would be "the place of the bears". In Albanian, the town is known as Medvegjë or Medvegja, an Albanianised version of the name.

Settlements

Medveđa municipality include town of Medveđa, town of Sijarinska Banja, and following villages:

Demographics

Ethnic groups in the municipality

In 1991, the population of the Medveđa municipality was composed of: (External Link

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Serbs =7,205 (68.86%)

Albanians = 2,832 (28.67%)

Others = 330 (2.47%) In 2002, the population of the Medveđa municipality was composed of:

Serbs = 6,163 (66.57%)

Albanians = 1,816 (26.17%)

Montenegrins = 372 (3.46%)

Roma = 108 (1%)

Ethnic groups in the town

In 2002, the population of the Medveđa town was composed of:

Serbs = 2,370 (84.34%)

Albanians = 203(7.22%)

Roma = 97 (3.45%)

Montenegrins = 90 (3.2%)

Settlements by ethnic majority

Settlements with absolute or relative Serb majority are: Medvegja(Serb:Medveđa), Bogunovac, Borovac, Varadin, Velika Braina, Donji Bučumet, Donji Gajtan, Drence, Lece, Maćedonce, Maćedonce (Retkocersko), Medevce, Mrkonje, Negosavlje, Petrilje, Poroštica, Pusto Šilovo,Retkocer, Rujkovac, Sponce, Srednji Bučumet, Stubla, Tulare, Crni Vrh, and Čokotin.
Settlements with absolute or relative Albanian majority are: Gornja Lapaštica(alb:LLapashtica e Eperme), Grbavce(alb:Gërbaci), Kapit, Svirca, Sijarina,Đulekare(alb:Gjylekreshti), Stara Banja(albenian:Baja e vjeter),Ravna Banja(alb:Rama Banja),Sijarinska Banja(alb:Banja e Sijarines) and Tupalla(serb:Tupale).
Settlements with Montenegrin majority are: Mala Braina and Marovac.

Politics

Seats in the municipality parliament won in 2004 local elections: (External Link

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Coalition for Medveđa (11)

Socialist Party of Serbia (7)

Democratic Party of Serbia (6)

Party for Democratic Changes (6)

Party for Democratic Activity (6)

Serbian Renewal Movement (3)

Serbian Radical Party (2) Between 1999 and 2001, an ethnic Albanian guerilla organization, known as the "Liberation Army of Preševo, Medveđa and Bujanovac", operated in this region with a goal to secede these three municipalities from Yugoslavia and join them to Kosovo as a part of the Greater Albanian ideal, despite the fact that, unlike Preševo and Bujanovac, the municipality of Medveđa has a Serb majority.

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