Kočani municipality

Infobox Municipality in the Republic of Macedonia
municipality_name = Kočani municipality
municipality_name_mkd = Општина Кочани
flag_pic = Sin_bandera.svg
flag_px = 180
coa_pic = Grb_na_kocani.jpg
coa_px = 80
municipality_location = MKD muni nonn(Kocani).png municipality_center = Kočani
mayor = Ljubomir Janev
area_code = 033
population = 38 092
density = 105.71
status = Urban municipality
area = 375.44
car_plates = ŠT
postal_code = 2300
website = www.kocani.gov.mk

Kočani ( _mk. Кочани) is a municipality in eastern Republic of Macedonia. "Kočani" is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. This municipality is part of Eastern statistical region.

Geography

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

History

By the 2003 territorial division of the Republic, the rural Orizari municipality was attached to "Kočani municipality".

Demographics

Ethnic groups in the Kočani municipality (2002 census):
*Macedonians = 35,472
*Roma = 1,951
*others.

ee also

*Republic of Macedonia