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 .
3-628: 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. By the 2003 territorial division of the Republic, the rural Orizari Municipality was annexed to the Kočani Municipality. There are 31,602 residents of
6-687: Is the town where the municipal seat is located. The municipality is part of the Northeastern Statistical Region . The municipality borders Serbia to the north, Bulgaria to the east, the Rankovce Municipality to the west, and the Makedonska Kamenica , Kratovo and Kočani Municipalities to the south. According to the 2021 North Macedonia census, the Municipality of Kriva Palanka has 18,059 residents. Ethnic groups in
9-500: The Kočani Municipality, according to the 2021 North Macedonia census. Ethnic groups in the Kočani municipality: Town: Kočani (Кочани) 41°56′N 22°24′E / 41.93°N 22.40°E / 41.93; 22.40 Kriva Palanka Municipality The Kriva Palanka Municipality ( Macedonian : Општина Крива Паланка [ˌkriːva ˈpalaŋka] ) is in the northeastern part of North Macedonia . Kriva Palanka
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