District of Gjilan

District of Gjilan
  • Rajoni i Gjilanit (Albanian)
    Гњилански округ / Gnjilanski okrug (Serbian)
District of Kosovo
Location of Gjilan District in Kosovo
Location of Gjilan District in Kosovo
Country Kosovo
CapitalGjilan
Area
 • Total
1,206 km2 (466 sq mi)
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total
180,783
 • Rank6th
 • Density150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Postal code
60000
Vehicle registration06
Municipalities6
Settlements287[1]
HDI (2017)0.742[2]
high · 4th
District of Gjilan

The District of Gjilan (Albanian: Rajoni i Gjilanit; Serbian: Гњилански округ, romanized: Gnjilanski okrug) is one of the seven districts (the higher-level administrative divisions) of Kosovo. Its seat is in the city of Gjilan.

History

Anamorava, literally "side of river of Morava", is the hilly countryside in south eastern Kosovo south of Gjilan and on the Binačka Morava.[3] It stretches eastward to the Preševo (Presheva) valley in southern Serbia. The mountains in this region rise to an altitude of 1,000 to 1,200 meters, and culminate in the Skopska Crna Gora region bordering neighboring North Macedonia north of Skopje.[3]

Municipalities

The district of Gjilan has a total of 6 municipalities and 287 other smaller settlements:

Municipality Population (2011) Area (km2) Density (km2) Settlements
Gjilan 90,015 385 233.8 54
Viti 46,959 278 168.9 39
Kamenica 35,600 423 84.2 58
Ranilug 3,866 78 49.6 13
Klokot 2,556 24 106.5 4
Parteš 1,787 18 99.3 3
Gjilan District 180,783 1,206 149.9 287

Ethnic groups

In 1991, all municipalities of the district had an Albanian majority: Gjilan (76.54%), Kamenica (73.05%), Viti (78.68%).

In the 2011 census, after the creation of new municipalities with Serb population, Albanians are the majority in: Gjilan (97.4%), Kamenica (94.7%), Viti (99.3%), and in Klokot (53.3%). Serbs are the majority in Parteš (99.9%) and in Ranilug (95.49%).

Overall, the largest ethnic group are Albanians and the biggest minority group are Serbs.

Church of Holy Trinity in Parteš

Ethnic groups in 2011 census:

Number %
TOTAL 181,459 100
Albanians 170,053 93.7
Serbs 8,945 4.9
Turks 988 0.5
Roma (Ashkali) 652 0.4
Others and no response 686 0.4

See also

References

  1. ^ "Rajoni Gjilan". gjiganti.com. Archived from the original on 9 April 2012.
  2. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  3. ^ a b Elsie, Robert (2010). Historical Dictionary of Kosovo. Scarecrow Press. p. 29. ISBN 9780810874831.
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