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Kočani
Sign in to saveKočani ( ) is a town in the eastern part of North Macedonia, situated around east from Skopje. It has a population of 24,632 as of 2021 and is the seat of the Kočani Municipality.
Kočani is a town located in eastern North Macedonia, about an hour's drive east of the capital Skopje, with a population of approximately 24,600 people. As the administrative center of Kočani Municipality, it serves as an important local hub for the surrounding region.
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Place details
- Locality
- Кочани
- Region
- Kochani
- Country
- Северна Македонија
- Population
- 34,258
- Timezone
- Europe/Skopje
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Kočani
- Settlement.motto
- City of rice and geothermal water
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag of Kocani Municipality.svg
- Settlement.image_seal
- Coat of arms of Kočani Municipality.svg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- North Macedonia
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- left
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location within North Macedonia
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- 15px Eastern
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- 15px Kočani
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Geoname
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- 789403
- Settlement.seat_type
- Council
- Settlement.seat
- SDSM - 8, VMRO-DPMNE - 8, Levica - 1, LDP/DOM - 1, Independent - 1
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Venko Krstevski
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Кочани
- Population
- 24632
- Area
- 318.6
- Elevation
- 375
- Official website
- www.kocani.gov.mk
- Image
- Kochani X52.JPG
- Dialing code
- 033
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- Commons category
- Kočani
- postal code
- 2300
- male population
- 12142
- female population
- 12490
- P8168
- Klaus Pohl
- P12749
- Aveyron
- native label
- Кочани
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Travel guide
Get around
The best ways to get around are by foot or by taxi.
See
280px|thumb|One of several mosaics at the Monument of Freedom, above the city thumb|280px|A medieval tower of Kočani During medieval times, under Ottoman rule, four or six defensive towers were constructed in Kočani on both sides of the Kočanska River. Today, two remain standing.
Eat
Traditional food made by rice: lapa, sutlijash and tava oriz.
Sleep
thumb|280px|Hotel Gratche - Kocani
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Article
17 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Climate
- History
- Demographics
- Population
- Ethnic structure
- Religious denomination
- City Council
- Monuments
- Features
- Education
- Sports
- Town partnerships
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- External links
Kočani ( ) is a town in the eastern part of North Macedonia, situated around east from Skopje. It has a population of 24,632 as of 2021 and is the seat of the Kočani Municipality.
== Geography == The town spreads across the Northern side of the Kočani valley, along the banks of the Kočani river, where it leaves the mountain slopes and flows through the valley. North of the town there is the Osogovo mountain () and to the south the valley is closed by the mountain Plačkovica (). The town is above sea level.