Gjilan
Sign in to saveGjilan () 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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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
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
Article
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.