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Gjilan
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Gjilan () or Gnjilane (), is the fourth-largest city in Kosovo, functioning as both a municipality and the administrative centre of the Gjilan District. According to the 2024 census, the municipality has a population of 82,901, with the majority of residents living in the city itself.
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Gjilan is a city in Kosovo, serving as the capital of Gjilan Municipality, Gjilan District, and the Kosovo-Pomoravlje District. It is located at an elevation of approximately 508 meters above sea level and has a population of 82,980. The city covers an area of 515 square kilometers and operates in the UTC+01:00 time zone. Its postal code is 60010.
The municipality shares borders with Lipjan, Novo Brdo, Kamenica, Kosovo, and Ferizaj. Gjilan is twinned with Peja and owns the City Stadium. Historical administrative records list the city as being located in Serbia, Serbia and Montenegro, and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
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Place details
- Locality
- Gjilan
- Region
- Gjilan
- Country
- Kosova / Kosovo
- Population
- 51,912
- Timezone
- Europe/Belgrade
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Gjilan
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City and municipality
- Settlement.image_flag
- border|120px
- Settlement.flag_alt
- Flag of Gjilan
- Settlement.image_seal
- 55px
- Settlement.seal_alt
- Seal of Gjilan
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Kosovo#Europe
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Kosovo
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Gjilan
- Settlement.government_type
- Mayor–council
- Settlement.leader_party
- LVV
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Alban Hyseni
- Settlement.leader_title1
- Council
- Settlement.leader_name1
- Gjilan Municipal Council
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Located in
- Gjilan Municipality
- Population
- 82980
- Area
- 515
- Elevation
- 508
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Capital of
- Kosovo-Pomoravlje District
- Shares border with
- Ferizaj
- Official website
- kk.rks-gov.net/gjilan
- Image
- Gjilani pas dite.jpg
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- Commons category
- Gjilan
- twinned administrative body
- Peja
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Gjilan
- topic's main category
- Category:Gjilan
- postal code
- 60010
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Gjilan
- owner of
- City Stadium
- different from
- Gjilan District
- P12749
- Lake Waikaremoana
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Encyclopedic overview
18 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Modern history
- Geography
- Climate
- Economy
- Demographics
- Education
- Culture
- Flaka e Janarit
- Sports
- Transport
- Notable people
- Twin towns – sister cities
- See also
- References
- Sources
- External links
Gjilan () or Gnjilane (), is the fourth-largest city in Kosovo, functioning as both a municipality and the administrative centre of the Gjilan District. According to the 2024 census, the municipality has a population of 82,901, with the majority of residents living in the city itself.
The city lies in eastern Kosovo, within the Anamorava region, and enjoys strong transport links to the capital, Pristina, as well as to surrounding cities including Ferizaj, Kamenica, Preševo and Bujanovac.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gjilan” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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