The municipality was established in 2013 after North Kosovo crisis,[3][4] previously being the settlement of the city of Mitrovica, divided by the Ibar river.

[11] In 2015, according to a report by OSCE, the population of North Mitrovica Municipality stands at 29,460 inhabitants.

[2] The majority of North Mitrovica municipality is composed of Kosovo Serbs with more than 22,530 inhabitants (76.4%).

[2] In North Mitrovica, according to the Update 2009, conducted by Kosovo Agency of Statistics, Serbs and other ethnic groups make up 92.97% or 11,459 inhabitants, while 7.03% or 867 were Albanians.

The University of Priština is located in the area, having relocated from Pristina to Mitrovica during the Kosovo War.

[14] The FK Trepča Sever and Rudar Kosovska Mitrovica are football clubs that are located in this part of the city.