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City profile · Kosovo · Europe

Gjakovë

Gjakova · Kosovo
City population
94,158
#4
in Kosovo
#1
in Gjakova
#6,115
worldwide
42.380, 20.431 · 69 km from Pristina
City population
94,158
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Kosovo
#4
of 21 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#6,115
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Kosovo
5.0%
of the national population

About Gjakovë

Gjakovë is a city in Gjakova, Kosovo with a population of 94,158. It is the 4th largest of the 21 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Kosovo, and the 6,115th largest worldwide. It lies 69 km from Pristina.

Position in Kosovo
#4of 21
LargestSmallest
Position in Gjakova
#1of 3
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Region
Gjakova
Rank in region
#1of 3
Distance to capital
to Pristina
Elevation
362 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Belgrade
Coordinates
42.380, 20.431
Record updated
2026-04-14
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 21 in Kosovo

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

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