Kočani Municipality

Municipality of Kočani Општина Кочани
Urban municipality
Flag Seal
Location of Municipality of Kočani
Country	Macedonia
Region	Eastern Statistical Region
Municipal seat	Kočani
Government
• Mayor	Ratko Dimitrovski (VMRO-DPMNE)
Area
• Total	375.44 km2 (144.96 sq mi)
Population
• Total	38,092
• Density	105.71/km2 (273.8/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
Area code(s)	033
car plates	KO
ISO 3166-2	MK-42
Website	http://www.kocani.gov.mk

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The map of Kočani Municipality

Kočani (Macedonian: Кочани [ˈkɔtʃani]) is a municipality in eastern part of Republic of 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. 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

External links

• Official website