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Staro Nagoričane Municipality

Staro Nagoričane Municipality
Општина Старо Нагоричане
Municipality
Staro-Nagorichane-MKD.jpg
Flag of Staro Nagoričane Municipality
Flag
Coat of arms of Staro Nagoričane Municipality
Coat of arms
Location within Macedonia
Location within Macedonia
Country  Macedonia
Region Northeastern Statistical Region
Municipal seat Staro Nagoričane
Government
 • Mayor Milovan Stojkovski (VMRO-DPMNE)
Area
 • Total 433.41 km2 (167.34 sq mi)
Population
 • Total 4,840
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
Postal code 1303
Area code(s) +389 031

Staro Nagoričane Municipality (Macedonian: About this sound Општина Старо Нагоричане ) is a municipality in northern part of Republic of Macedonia. The municipal seat is located at the village Staro Nagoričane. This municipality is part of the Northeastern Statistical Region.

The municipality borders Serbia to the north, Kumanovo Municipality to the west, Kratovo Municipality to the south, and Rankovce Municipality to the east. It largely corresponds to the historical and geographical region of Sredorek.

By the 2003 territorial division of the republic, the rural Klečevce Municipality was attached to Staro Nagoričane Municipality.

A particularly fine example of medieval Serbian ecclesiastical architecture is found in the municipality, in the form of the 10th century Church of St. George. (See: Serbo-Byzantine style)

According to the 2002 Macedonian census, this municipality has 4,840 inhabitants. There were 5,867 inhabitants in 1994. Ethnic groups in the municipality:


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