Kočani
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Kočani Кочани |
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| Motto: City of rice and geothermal water | |||
 Kočani
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| Coordinates: 41°55′N 22°25′E / 41.917°N 22.417°ECoordinates: 41°55′N 22°25′E / 41.917°N 22.417°E | |||
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 Macedonia
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| Municipality | Municipality of Kočani | ||
| Founded | 1337 | ||
| Council | 19 members | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Ratko Dimitrovski (VMRO-DPMNE) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 18.6 km2 (7.2 sq mi) | ||
| Highest elevation | 420 m (1,380 ft) | ||
| Lowest elevation | 350 m (1,150 ft) | ||
| Population (2002) | |||
| • Total | 38,092 | ||
| • Density | 2,000/km2 (5,300/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Area code(s) | ++ 389 33 | ||
| Car plates | KO | ||
| Official language | Macedonian | ||
| Geothermal water temperature | 78°C | ||
| Settlements | 28 | ||
| Climate | Cfa | ||
| Website | www.kocani.gov.mk | ||
Kočani (Macedonian: Кочани [ˈkɔtʃani]) is a town in the eastern part of the Republic of Macedonia, 120 kilometres (75 mi) from Skopje. It has a population of 28,330 and is the seat of the Kočani Municipality.
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 (2,252 m or 7,388 ft) and 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) to the south the valley is closed by the mountain Plačkovica (1,754 m or 5,755 ft). The town is 350–450 m (1,150–1,480 ft) above sea level.
Kočani spreads over an area of 18.6 square kilometres (7.2 sq mi) and has population of 28,330 inhabitants which makes it the third regional center in the Eastern part of the country:
The climate is humid subtropical (Köppen: Cfa), influenced by altered Mediterranean climate which penetrates along the river Bregalnica. The average temperature is 12.9 °C (55.2 °F) with 538 mm (21.2 in) rainfall.
Due to its favourable geographic location, together with excellent natural climate characteristics, Kočani was inhabited as early as the ancient times first by the Paionians, Meds and Thracians. Later on, in the 6th century the Slavs inhabited parts of the region. More precisely, in the 7th century members of the Slavic tribe Smolyani colonized the Kočani valley and built a fortification. The founders of the Slavic education, brothers Kiril and Metodij (Cyril and Methodius), stayed in the valley from the year 845 to 855 and in the Bregalnica area (Morodvis) started to preach Christianity in Slavic language.
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