Kočani Municipality

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Municipality of Kočani
Општина Кочани
Urban municipality
Flag of Municipality of Kočani
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Official seal of Municipality of Kočani
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Location of Municipality of Kočani
Country North Macedonia
Region Eastern
Municipal seatKočani
Government
 • MayorLjupčo Papazov (VMRO-DPMNE)
Area
 • Total375.44 km2 (144.96 sq mi)
Population
 • Total31,602
 • Density84.17/km2 (218.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
Area code033
car platesKO
ISO 3166-2MK-42
Websitehttp://www.kocani.gov.mk
The map of Kočani Municipality

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 located. The municipality is part of the Eastern Statistical Region.

Geography

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The municipality borders the Kriva Palanka Municipality to the north, Kratovo Municipality and Probištip Municipality to the west, Makedonska Kamenica Municipality and Vinica Municipality to the east, and the Češinovo-Obleševo Municipality and Zrnovci Municipality to the south.

History

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By the 2003 territorial division of the Republic, the rural Orizari Municipality was annexed to the Kočani Municipality.

Demographics

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There are 31,602 residents of the Kočani Municipality, according to the 2021 North Macedonia census.[1] Ethnic groups in the Kočani municipality:

2002 2021
Number % Number %
TOTAL 38,092 100 31,602 100
Macedonians 35,472 93.12 26,798 84.8
Roma 1,951 5.12 1,892 5.99
Vlachs 194 0.51 170 0.54
Turks 315 0.82 138 0.44
Serbs 67 0.175 37 0.11
Albanians 1 0.005 15 0.04
Bosniaks 2 0.01 14 0.03
Other / Undeclared / Unknown 90 0.27 139 0.46
Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 2,399 7.59
Demographics of the Kočani Municipality
Census year Population Territorial
Division 2003
1994 32,051
38 092
2002 33,689
2021 31,602
Demographics of the former Orizari Municipality
Census year Population
1994 4,724
2002 4,403

Settlements

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Inhabited places in the Kočani Municipality
Villages: Bezikovo (Безиково) | Beli (Бели) | Vraninci (Вранинци) | Gorni Podlog (Горни Подлог) | Gorno Gradče (Горно Градче) | Glavovica (Главовица) | Grdovci (Грдовци) | Dolni Podlog (Долни Подлог) | Dolno Gradče (Долно Градче) | Jastrebnik (Јастребник) | Kostin Dol (Костин Дол) | Leški (Лешки) | Mojanci Selo (Мојанци) | Nebojanci (Небојани) | Nivičani (Нивичани) | Novo Selo (Ново Село) | Orizari (Оризари) | Pantelej (Пантелеј) | Pašaďikovo (Пашаџиково) | Polaki (Полаки) | Preseka (Пресека) | Pribačevo (Прибачево) | Pripor (Припор) | Rajčani (Рајчани) | Rečani (Речани) | Trkanje (Тркање) | Crvena Niva (Црвена Нива) |

Town: Kočani (Кочани)

References

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  1. ^ "Попис на населението, домаќинствата и становите во Република Северна Македонија, 2021 - прв сет на податоци" (PDF). stat.gov.mk. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
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