Gjilan
Gjilan | |
|---|---|
City and municipality | |
| Coordinates: 42°27′53″N 21°28′1″E / 42.46472°N 21.46694°E | |
| Country | Kosovo |
| District | Gjilan |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council |
| • Mayor | Alban Hyseni (LVV) |
| • Council | Gjilan Municipal Council |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 391.84 km2 (151.29 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 10th in Kosovo |
| Population (2024) | |
• Municipality | 82,901 |
| • Rank | 4th in Kosovo |
| • Urban | 53,279 |
| • Ethnicity | |
| Demonym(s) | Albanian: Gjilanas (m), Gjilanase (f) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 60000 |
| Area code | +383 (0) 28 |
| Vehicle registration | 06 |
| Website | kk.rks-gov.net/gjilan/ |
Gjilan (Albanian definite form: Gjilani) or Gnjilane (Serbian Cyrillic: Гњилане) is the third most populous city in Kosovo and it serves as both a municipality and the administrative center of the Gjilan District. According to the 2024 census, the municipality of Gjilan has a population of 82,901 with the majority residing in the city.
The city is located in the east of Kosovo, in the region of Anamorava, and is well connected with the capital city of Kosovo, Pristina, as well as other surrounding cities such as Ferizaj, Kamenica, Preševo and Bujanovac.