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Gjilan
Gjilan · Kosovo
City population
51,912
#8
in Kosovo
#1
in Gjilan
#11,044
worldwide
42.460, 21.470 · 34 km from Pristina
About Gjilan
Gjilan is a city in Gjilan, Kosovo with a population of 51,912. It is the 8th largest of the 21 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Kosovo, and the 11,044th largest worldwide. It lies 34 km from Pristina.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Gjilan
Rank in region
#1of 2
Elevation
513 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Belgrade
Coordinates
42.460, 21.470
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 KosovoClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.