Country Kosovo Settlements 287 Capital Gjilan Municipalities 6 | Vehicle registration 06 Area 1,206 km² Postal code 60000 | |
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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.
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Map of Gnjilane District
The region corresponds the same area as locally known as Anamorava which is seen as part of the region because of the Morava river.
History
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.
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: 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.
Ethnic groups in 2011 census: The largest ethnic groups are Albanians and the biggest minority groups are Serbs.