is recorded to be 96 cm while the month with a maximum of snow mantle days is February with 11.7 days. The length of the day in Podujeva varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2022, the shortest day is December 21, with 9 hours, 1 minute of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 15 hours, 21 minutes of daylight. Flora and Fauna Podujevo counts 29,050 acres of forests most of whom are located in the western and northern part of its territory. 17,600 ha are under state control and the rest (11.450) are under private control. Since the woods remain the main warming option of Kosovars, degradation and wood cuts remain a challenge. The trees which are found in this zone include: beech (fagus sylvatica), hornbeam (carpinus orientalis) and ash-tree. In alluvial lands osier and poplar may be found but other trees are found also. There may be found bushes such as cornel bush (Cornus Mas), haw (crataegus monogyna), canker-rose (rosa canina), elder (sambocus nigra), gooseberry (prunus spicosa), hazelnut (corylus avellana) etc. The forests of Podujevo contain wolves (canis lupus), rabbits (lepus europaeus), foxes, gray bears, wild pigs and other mammals. From the birds there may be found pigeons (Columbia livia), laraska (pica pica), crow, flicker (dryobates major) etc. In rivers, water snake (natrix natrix), rock snake (vipera ammodytes) and random turtle (testudo bermanni) are found. Natural Monuments In Podujevo, there are a number of natural monuments which were recognized as valuable resources. The list includes: Demographics According to the 2001 census, the urban population is estimated to consist of 23.453 citizens. The rural population lives in 77 villages with a total number of 65.046 residents. From the overall population, Albanians are 87.523, Ashkali 680, Roma 75, Bosniaks 33, Serbs 12, Turks 5, Egyptians 2 and 43 are not specified. 98% of residents are Muslim. The town has a low ratio of internal migration but a high rate of commuting. The illiteracy rate is lower than 5%. The average years of schooling is 9.0 to 9.2. The labor force is smaller than 40.1%, with an employment rate of 20.1% and unemployment rate of between 45 and 51%. The average size of the households is between 6 and 7%. Settlements Podujevo has 77 settlements comprising 65,046 inhabitants. 73.49% reside in villages while 23,453 inhabitants live in urban areas. Economy The biggest expansion on the economy of