Gjilane District

District of Gjilan District of Gnjilane Rajoni i Gjilanit Гњилански округ Gnjilanski okrug
District of Kosovo
Location of Gjilan District in Kosovo
Country	Kosovo
Capital	Gjilan
Area
• Total	1,206 km2 (466 sq mi)
Population (2011 census)
• Total	180,783
• Rank	6th
• Density	150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Postal code	60000
Vehicle registration	06
Municipalities	6
Settlements	287

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

The district largely corresponds to the geographic region of Kosovo Pomoravlje.

Anamorava, literally "side of river of Morava", is the hilly countryside in south eastern Kosovo south of Gjilan and on the Morava e Binces River. It stretches eastward to the Presheva (Presevo) 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 Macedonia north of Skopje.

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

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

In the 2011 census,after the creation of new municipalities with Serb population, Albanians are the majority in: Gjilan (Gnjilane) (97.4%), Kamenica (Dardanë (94.7%), Vitina (Viti) (99.3%),and in Klokot (53.3%). Serbs are the majority in Parteš (Partesh) (99.9%) and in Ranilug (Ranillug) (95.5%). In Klokot they represent 46% of the population.

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