Kočani Municipality
Municipality of Kočani
Општина Кочани | |
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Urban municipality | |
 Flag  Seal | |
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| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Region |  Eastern |
| Municipal seat | Kočani |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Nikolco Ilijev (SDSM) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 375.44 km2 (144.96 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 38,092 |
| • Density | 105.71/km2 (273.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| Area code(s) | 033 |
| car plates | KO |
| ISO 3166-2 | MK-42 |
| Website | http://www.kocani.gov.mk |
Kočani (Macedonian: Кочани [ˈkɔtʃani] (
listen)) is a municipality in the eastern part of North Macedonia. Kočani is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. The municipality is part of the Eastern Statistical Region.
Geography[]
The municipality borders Kriva Palanka Municipality to the north, Kratovo Municipality and Probištip Municipality to the west, Makedonska Kamenica Municipality and Vinica Municipality to the east, and Češinovo-Obleševo Municipality and Zrnovci Municipality to the south.
History[]
By the 2003 territorial division of the Republic, the rural Orizari Municipality was attached to Kočani Municipality.
Demographics[]
There are 38,092 residents of Kočani Municipality, according to the 2002 census.[1] Ethnic groups in the Kočani municipality:
- Macedonians = 35,472 (93.1%)
- Roma = 1,951 (5.1%)
- Turks = 315 (0.8%)
- others.
| Demographics of Kočani Municipality | ||||
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| Census year | Population | Territorial Division 2003 | ||
| 1994 | 32,051 | |||
| 38 092 | ||||
| 2002 | 33,689 | |||
| Demographics of the former Orizari Municipality | ||
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| Census year | Population | |
| 1994 | 4,724 | |
| 2002 | 4,403 | |
Settlements[]
| Inhabited places in Kočani Municipality | ||
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| villages: | Beli (Бели) | | Gorni Podlog (Горни Подлог) | | | Grdovci (Грдовци) | Dolni Podlog (Долни Подлог) | | | Kostin Dol (Костин Дол) | | | | Nivičani (Нивичани) | | Orizari (Оризари) | | | Polaki (Полаки) | | Pribačevo (Прибачево) | | Rajčani (Рајчани) | | Trkanje (Тркање) | |
Town: Kočani (Кочани) | ||
References[]
- ^ 2002 census results in English and Macedonian (PDF)
External links[]
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| Northeastern | ||
| Pelagonia | ||
| Polog | ||
| Skopje | ||
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| Vardar | ||
| City of Skopje |
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Coordinates: 41°56′N 22°24′E / 41.93°N 22.40°E
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- Kočani Municipality
- Municipalities of North Macedonia