Kočani Municipality
Municipality of Kočani
Општина Кочани | |
|---|---|
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 | 033 |
| car plates | KO |
| ISO 3166-2 | MK-42 |
| Website | http://www.kocani.gov.mk |
Kočani (Macedonian: Кочани [ˈkɔtʃani] ) 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Census year | Population | Territorial Division 2003 | ||
| 1994 | 32,051 | |||
| 38 092 | ||||
| 2002 | 33,689 | |||
| Demographics of the former Orizari Municipality | ||
|---|---|---|
| Census year | Population | |
| 1994 | 4,724 | |
| 2002 | 4,403 | |
Settlements
References
- ^ 2002 census results in English and Macedonian (PDF)
External links
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