Kočani ( mk, Кочани ) is a municipality in the eastern part of
North Macedonia
North Macedonia, ; sq, Maqedonia e Veriut, (Macedonia before February 2019), officially the Republic of North Macedonia,, is a country in Southeast Europe. It gained independence in 1991 as one of the successor states of Yugoslavia. It ...
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Kočani
Kočani ( mk, Кочани ) is a town in the eastern part of North Macedonia, situated around east from Skopje. It has a population of 28,330 and is the seat of the Kočani Municipality.
Geography and population
The town spreads across the Nor ...
'' 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
The Kriva Palanka Municipality ( mk, Општина Крива Паланка ) is in the extreme northeastern part of North Macedonia. Kriva Palanka is the town where the municipal seat is found. The municipality is part of the Northeastern S ...
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 31,602 residents of Kočani Municipality, according to the 2021 census.
2002 census results
in English and Macedonian (PDF) Ethnic groups in the Kočani municipality:
Settlements
References
External links
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kocani municipality
Municipalities of North Macedonia