Gjakova
Sign in to saveGjakova () or Đakovica (, ) is the sixth-largest city in Kosovo and seat of the Gjakova Municipality and the Gjakova District. According to the 2024 census, the municipality of Gjakova has 78,699 inhabitants.
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Place details
- Locality
- Gjakovë
- Region
- Gjakova
- Country
- Kosova / Kosovo
- Population
- 94,158
- Timezone
- Europe/Belgrade
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Gjakova
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City and municipality
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag of Gjakova.svg
- Settlement.image_seal
- Stema e Komunës Gjakovë.svg
- Settlement.blank_emblem_type
- Emblem
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location of the town of Gjakova within Kosovo
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Kosovo#Europe
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Kosovo
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Gjakova
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Kosovo
- Located in
- Gjakova Municipality
- Population
- +40827
- Area
- +586
- Elevation
- +360
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Body of water
- Erenik
- Capital of
- Gjakova Municipality
- Official website
- kk.rks-gov.net/gjakove
- Image
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19 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Ottoman Period
- Modern Period
- Geography
- Climate
- Demographics
- Economy
- Education
- Culture
- Festivals
- Sports
- Transport
- International relations
- Notable people
- Notes
- References
- Sources
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Gjakova () or Đakovica (, ) is the sixth-largest city in Kosovo and seat of the Gjakova Municipality and the Gjakova District. According to the 2024 census, the municipality of Gjakova has 78,699 inhabitants.
Geographically, Gjakova lies in the south-western part of Kosovo, approximately midway between the cities of Peja and Prizren. It is approximately inland from the Adriatic Sea. The city is situated some north-east of Tirana, north-west of Skopje, west of the capital Pristina, south of Belgrade and east of Podgorica.