Gjilan
Gjilan or Gnjilane (Serbian Cyrillic: Гњилане) is the sixth most populous city in Kosovo and it serves as both a municipality and the administrative center of the Gjilan District. The municipality has a population of 90,178 with approximately 54,239 inhabitants residing in the urban area. It 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.
Gjilan | |
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City and municipality | |
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Gjilan Gjilan | |
| Coordinates: 42°27′53″N 21°28′1″E | |
| Country | Kosovo |
| District | Gjilan |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council |
| • Mayor | Alban Hyseni (Vetëvendosje) |
| • Council | Gjilan Municipal Council |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 391.84 km2 (151.29 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 10th in Kosovo |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Municipality | 90,178 |
| • Rank | 6th in Kosovo |
| • Urban | 54,239 |
| • Rural | 35,939 |
| • 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/ |
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