Gilena is a municipality in the province of Seville, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, southern Spain. It lies within the Seville province, which forms part of the wider Andalusian region that covers much of the country's south.
According to the 2005 census conducted by Spain's national statistics institute, the INE, Gilena had a population of 3,898 inhabitants at that time. This figure places it among the smaller municipalities of the province.
As a Spanish municipality, Gilena is administered as a local entity within the province of Seville, one of the eight provinces that make up Andalusia. The town's recorded population and administrative status are the primary details documented about it.