Zallçi

Zallçi
Zallçi is located in Kosovo
Zallçi
Zallçi
Location within Kosovo
Coordinates: 42°42′23″N 20°30′06″E / 42.70639°N 20.50167°E / 42.70639; 20.50167
Location Kosovo
DistrictPeja
MunicipalityBurim
Population
 (2024)[1]
 • Total
459

Zallçi or Žač (Serbian Cyrillic: Жач) is a village/settlement in the Burim Municipality of Kosovo. Zallç has 502 inhabitants, of whom 267 are Albanians and 235 are Ashkalis or Balkan Egyptians.[2] The village was in the spotlight in 2010, when Serbian refugees were denied the right to return to their homes.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

Population

Ethnic Composition, Including IDPs
Year/Population Albanians  % Serbs  % Montenegrins  % Muslims (by ethnicity)  % others  % Total
196128741.72%24335.32%15822.97%00.00%00.00%688
197140551.59%25432.36%11514.65%00.00%111.40%785
198125129.05%19122.11%819.38%32737.85%141.62%864
199110.19%14727.79%529.83%30758.03%224.16%529

Albanians boycotted the census in 1991, so their numbers for that year are not known.

References

  1. ↑ "ASK Data - Regjistrimi popullsisë". Agjencia e Statistikave të Kosovës (ASK). 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  2. ↑ 2011 Kosovo Census results
  3. ↑ Serb returnees attacked in Kosovo village, B92, April 21, 2010
  4. ↑ Police identify attackers in Žač, B92, April 24, 2010
  5. ↑ 22 Kosovo Serbs accused of war crimes, B92, May 8, 2010
  6. ↑ Attack on Serb returnees “terrorism”, B92, May 20, 2010
  7. ↑ Serb returnees “determined to stay”, B92, May 17, 2010
  8. ↑ KFOR securing Serbs in Kosovo camp, B92, May 22, 2010
  9. ↑ Kosovo: Serb returnee attacked, B92, May 31, 2010