Municipality of North Macedonia
Urban municipality in Eastern, North Macedonia
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
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:
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|
2002
|
2021
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|
|
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 |
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| Census year |
Population |
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|
Territorial
Division 2003
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|
| 1994 |
32,051 |
|
|
|
|
38 092
|
| 2002 |
33,689 |
|
|
|
|
| 2021 |
31,602 |
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|
|
Settlements
References
External links
41°56′N 22°24′E / 41.93°N 22.40°E / 41.93; 22.40
