{{Short description|Village in Gjesdal Municipality, Norway}} {{Infobox settlement |official_name = Gilja |other_name = |native_name = |nickname = |settlement_type = Village |image_skyline = Gilja Dirdal utgard005 - Kopi.jpg |image_caption = View of the farmland just outside the village |mapframe = yes |mapframe-zoom = 11 |mapframe-marker = village |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = Norway |subdivision_type1 = Region |subdivision_name1 = Western Norway |subdivision_type2 = County |subdivision_name2 = Rogaland |subdivision_type3 = District |subdivision_name3 = Jæren |subdivision_type4 = Municipality |subdivision_name4 = Gjesdal Municipality |timezone1 = CET |utc_offset1 = +01:00 |timezone1_DST = CEST |utc_offset1_DST = +02:00 |area_footnotes = <ref name="ssb" /> |area_total_km2 = 0.31 |population_as_of = 2025 |population_footnotes = <ref name="ssb" /> |population_total = 390 |population_density_km2 = 1258 |postal_code_type = Post Code |postal_code = 4335 Dirdal |coordinates = {{coord|58.80698|6.25899|region:NO_type:city|display=inline,title}} |elevation_m = 77 |elevation_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web |title=Gilja, Gjesdal |url=https://www.yr.no/nb/v%C3%A6rvarsel/daglig-tabell/1-16945/Norge/Rogaland/Gjesdal/Gilja |accessdate=2026-04-06 |publisher=yr.no}}</ref>}}
'''Gilja'''<ref name="name">{{Cite web |title=Informasjon om stadnamn |url=https://stadnamn.kartverket.no/fakta/851818 |access-date=2026-04-06 |website=Norgeskart |publisher=Kartverket |language=no}}</ref> is a village in Gjesdal Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located about {{convert|5|km}} southeast of the village of Dirdal in the Dirdalen valley. The Frafjord Tunnel connects Gilja with the village of Frafjord, located in the next valley on the other side of the mountains.<ref name="snl">{{Cite SNL|Gilja|Gilja|2026-04-06|Thorsnæs|Geir|2026-03-02|editor2-first=Per Roger|editor2-last=Lauritzen}}</ref>
The {{convert|0.31|km2|acre|adj=on}} village has a population (2025) of 390 and a population density of {{convert|1258|PD/km2}}.<ref name="ssb">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |date=2025-10-27 |title=Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/befolkning/folketall/statistikk/tettsteders-befolkning-og-areal}}</ref> The village is the site of a window factory which employs many of the local inhabitants.<ref name="snl" />
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Category:Villages in Rogaland Category:Gjesdal Municipality