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.

Municipality of Kočani Општина Кочани
Urban municipality
Flag Seal
Country	North Macedonia
Region	Eastern
Municipal seat	Kočani
Government
• Mayor	Venko Krstevski
Area
• Total	375.44 km2 (144.96 sq mi)
Population
• Total	31,602
• Density	84/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
Area code	033
Vehicle registration	KO
ISO 3166-2	MK-42
Website	http://www.kocani.gov.mk

The map of Kočani Municipality

Geography

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

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

Demographics

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

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)