The District of Gjilan ( sq, Rajoni i Gjilanit) is one of the seven
districts
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
(the higher-level administrative divisions) of
Kosovo
Kosovo ( sq, Kosova or ; sr-Cyrl, Косово ), officially the Republic of Kosovo ( sq, Republika e Kosovës, links=no; sr, Република Косово, Republika Kosovo, links=no), is a partially recognised state in Southeast Euro ...
. Its seat is in the city of
Gjilan
Gjilan, or Gnjilane ( sr-cyr, Гњилане) is the eighth largest city in Kosovo and seat of Gjilan Municipality and Gjilan District.
Name
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.
History
Anamorava, literally "side of river of Morava", is the hilly countryside in south eastern Kosovo south of
Gjilan
Gjilan, or Gnjilane ( sr-cyr, Гњилане) is the eighth largest city in Kosovo and seat of Gjilan Municipality and Gjilan District.
Name
Ottoman chronicler Evliya Çelebi mentions ''Morava'' as a settlement of the Sanjak of Vučitrn. � ...
and on the
Binačka Morava. It stretches eastward to the
Preševo
Preševo ( sr-cyrl, Прешево; sq, Preshevë, ) is a town and municipality located in the Pčinja District of southern Serbia. It is the southernmost town in Central Serbia and largest in the geographical region of Preševo Valley.
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
Karadak region bordering neighboring
North Macedonia
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north of
Skopje
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The territory of Skopje has been inhabited since at least 4000 BC; r ...
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Municipalities
The district of Gjilan has a total of 6 municipalities and 287 other smaller settlements:
Ethnic groups
In 1991, all municipalities of the district had an Albanian
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**Albanian language
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majority: Gjilan
Gjilan, or Gnjilane ( sr-cyr, Гњилане) is the eighth largest city in Kosovo and seat of Gjilan Municipality and Gjilan District.
Name
Ottoman chronicler Evliya Çelebi mentions ''Morava'' as a settlement of the Sanjak of Vučitrn. � ...
(Gnjilane) (76.54%), Kamenica (Dardana) (73.05%), Vitina
Viti ( sq-definite, Vitia) or Vitina ( sr-Cyrl, Витина), is a town and municipality located in the District of Gjilan in Kosovo. According to the 2011 census, the town of Viti has 4,924 inhabitants, while the municipality has 46,987 inhabita ...
(Vitia) (78.68%).
In the 2011 census, after the creation of new municipalities with Serb population, Albanians are the majority in: Gjilan
Gjilan, or Gnjilane ( sr-cyr, Гњилане) is the eighth largest city in Kosovo and seat of Gjilan Municipality and Gjilan District.
Name
Ottoman chronicler Evliya Çelebi mentions ''Morava'' as a settlement of the Sanjak of Vučitrn. � ...
(Gnjilane) (97.4%), Kamenica (Dardana) (94.7%), Vitina
Viti ( sq-definite, Vitia) or Vitina ( sr-Cyrl, Витина), is a town and municipality located in the District of Gjilan in Kosovo. According to the 2011 census, the town of Viti has 4,924 inhabitants, while the municipality has 46,987 inhabita ...
(Vitia) (99.3%),and in Klokot
Klokot ( Serbian Cyrillic: Клокот) or Kllokot ( sq-definite, Kllokoti), is a town and municipality in the District of Gjilan in southeastern Kosovo. The municipality was established on 8 January 2010, the settlements having been part of t ...
(Kllokot) (53.3%).
Serbs are the majority in Parteš
Parteš (Serbian Cyrillic: Партеш) or Partesh ( sq-definite, Parteshi), is a town and municipality located in the Gjilan District of Kosovo. The municipality was established on 19 August 2010. It is inhabited by Serbs, and as of 2013, it ha ...
(Partesh) (99.9%) and in Ranilug (Ranillug) (99.9%). In Klokot they represent 46% of the population.
Ethnic groups in 2011 census:
The largest ethnic groups are Albanians and the biggest minority groups are Serbs.
See also
* Administrative divisions of Kosovo Kosovo is administratively subdivided into districts ( sq, rajone, sr, окрузи / ''okruzi''). They are further subdivided into municipalities ( sq, komuna, sr, општина / ''opština'').
The entities were created by UNMIK.
See also ...
Notes
References
External links
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Districts of Kosovo