Staro Nagoričane Municipality

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Staro Nagoričane Municipality

Општина Старо Нагоричане
Municipality
Staro-Nagorichane-MKD.jpg
Flag of Staro Nagoričane Municipality
Flag
Coat of arms of Staro Nagoričane Municipality
Coat of arms
Location within North Macedonia
Location within North Macedonia
Country North Macedonia
RegionLogo of Northeastern Region, North Macedonia.svg Northeastern
Municipal seatStaro Nagoričane
Government
 • MayorZaklina Jovanovska (SDSM)
Area
 • Total433.41 km2 (167.34 sq mi)
Population
 • Total4,840
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
Postal code
1303
Area code(s)+389 031
ISO 3166 codeMK-71

Staro Nagoričane Municipality (Macedonian: About this soundОпштина Старо Нагоричане (help·info)) is a municipality in the northern part of North Macedonia. The municipal seat is located in the village Staro Nagoričane. This municipality is part of the Northeastern Statistical Region.

Geography[]

The municipality borders Serbia to the north, Kumanovo Municipality to the west, Kratovo Municipality to the south, and Rankovce Municipality to the east. It largely corresponds to the historical and geographical region of Sredorek.

History and culture[]

Church of St. George

By the 2003 territorial division of the republic, the rural Klečevce Municipality was attached to Staro Nagoričane Municipality.

A particularly fine example of medieval Serbian ecclesiastical architecture is found in the municipality, in the form of the 10th century Church of St. George. (See: Serbo-Byzantine style)

Demographics[]

According to the 2002 Macedonian census, this municipality has 4,840 inhabitants.[1] There were 5,867 inhabitants in 1994. Ethnic groups in the municipality:

  • Macedonians = 3,906 (80.7%)
  • Serbs = 926 (19.1%)
  • others = 8 (0.2%)

Inhabited places[]

Inhabited places in Staro Nagoričane Municipality
villages: Algunja (Алгуња) | | | Bajlovce (Бајловце) | | | | | Vračevce (Врачевце) | Dejlovce (Дејловце) | Dlabočica (Длабочица) | | Dragomance (Драгоманце) | Drenok (Дренок) | Žegljane (Жегљане) | | | | Koince (Коинце) | | | | Malotino (Малотино) | Mlado Nagoričane (Младо Нагоричане) | Nikuljane (Никуљане) | Oblavce (Облавце) | Orah (Орах) | , Pelince (Пелинце) | | | Rugince (Руѓинце) | Staro Nagoričane (Старо Нагоричане) | | Strezovce (Стрезовце), Strnovac (Стрновац) | | Cvilance (Цвиланце) | Čelopek (Челопек)

Notable people[]

International relations[]

Staro Nagoričane is twinned with:

References[]

  1. ^ 2002 census results

External links[]

  • [1] Official website]

Coordinates: 42°12′N 21°50′E / 42.20°N 21.83°E / 42.20; 21.83

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