[2] The city is situated between Pristina in the east, Obiliq in the north, Gračanica in the south and Drenas in the west.

The fortress has a great archaeological importance, because its roots date back to prehistoric times while its peak development occurred during late Antiquity through the early Byzantine period.

There are two magnesium mines operating on the territory of Kosovo Polje: Goleš and Strezovce.

Prior to the 1999 Kosovo War, the town of Kosovo Polje had, according to the figures of the Federal Statistical Office in Belgrade from March 1991, a total population of 35,570 inhabitants, while the ethnic makeup was 56.6% Albanian, 23.7% Serb and 19.6% from other communities.

It is estimated by the Kosovo Agency of Statistics, that by the end of December 2020, the population of the municipality has grown to 39,948 inhabitants.