Municipality of Kočani Општина Кочани | |
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Urban municipality | |
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| 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 | 84.173/km2 (218.01/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| Postal code | 2300 |
| Area code | 033 |
| Vehicle registration | KO |
| ISO 3166-2 | MK-42 |
| Website | http://www.kocani.gov.mk |
Kočani (Macedonian:Кочани[ˈkɔtʃani]ⓘ) is a municipality in the eastern part ofNorth Macedonia.Kočani is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is located. The municipality is part of theEastern Statistical Region.
The municipality borders theKriva Palanka Municipality to the north,Kratovo Municipality andProbištip Municipality to the west,Makedonska Kamenica Municipality andVinica Municipality to the east, and theČešinovo-Obleševo Municipality andZrnovci 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 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 theKočani Municipality | ||||
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| Census year | Population | Territorial Division 2003 | ||
| 1994 | 32,051 | |||
| 38 092 | ||||
| 2002 | 33,689 | |||
| 2021 | 31,602 | |||
| Demographics of the formerOrizari Municipality | ||
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| Census year | Population | |
| 1994 | 4,724 | |
| 2002 | 4,403 | |
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