The District of Gjilan ( sq, Rajoni i Gjilanit) is one of the seven

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(the higher-level administrative divisions) of

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. 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 Ottoman chronicler Evliya Çelebi mentions ''Morava'' as a settlement of the Sanjak of Vučitrn. � ...

History

Anamorava, literally "side of river of Morava", is the hilly countryside in south eastern Kosovo south of

and on the Binačka Morava. It stretches eastward to the

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north of

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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 majority:

(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:

(Gnjilane) (97.4%), Kamenica (Dardana) (94.7%),

(Vitia) (99.3%),and in Klokot (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 Ranilug (Serbian Cyrillic: Ранилуг) or Ranillug ( sq-definite, Ranillugu), is a village and municipality located in the Gjilan District of Kosovo. The municipality comprises 12 villages and as of 2015 has a population of 5,800 inhabitants. ...

(Ranillug) (99.9%). In Klokot they represent 46% of the population. Church of Holy Trinity in Parteš

Ethnic groups in 2011 census: The largest ethnic groups are Albanians and the biggest minority groups are Serbs.

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