Staro Nagoričane Municipality

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

Staro Nagoričane Municipality
Општина Старо Нагоричане
Municipality
Flag of Staro Nagoričane Municipality
Flag
Coat of arms of Staro Nagoričane Municipality
Coat of arms
Location within North Macedonia
Location within North Macedonia
Country North Macedonia
Region Northeastern
Municipal seatStaro Nagoričane
Government
 • MayorZaklina Jovanovska (SDSM)
Area
 • Total433.41 km2 (167.34 sq mi)
Population
 • Total3,501
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
Postal code
1303
Area code+389 031
ISO 3166 codeMK-71

Geography

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.

History and culture
Church of St. George

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)

Demographics

According to the 2021 Macedonian census, this municipality has 3,501 inhabitants. There were 5,867 inhabitants in 1994. Ethnic groups in the municipality:

2002 2021
Number % Number %
TOTAL 4,840 100 3,501 100
Macedonians 3,906 80.7 2,513 71.78
Serbs 926 19.1 585 16.71
others 8 0.2 25 0.71
Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources n/a n/a 378 10.8

Inhabited places
Inhabited places in Staro Nagoričane Municipality
villages: Algunja (Алгуња) | Aljince (Аљинце) | Arbanaško (Арбанашко) | Bajlovce (Бајловце) | Breško (Брешко) | Bukovljane (Буковљане) | Vojnik (Војник) | Vragoturce (Враготурце) | Vračevce (Врачевце) | Dejlovce (Дејловце) | Dlabočica (Длабочица) | Dobrača (Добрача) | Dragomance (Драгоманце) | Drenok (Дренок) | Žegljane (Жегљане) | Željuvino (Жељувино) | Kanarevo (Канарево) | Karlovce (Карловце) | Koince (Коинце) | Kokino (Кокино) | M'glence (М'гленце) | Makreš (Макреш) | Malotino (Малотино) | Mlado Nagoričane (Младо Нагоричане) | Nikuljane (Никуљане) | Oblavce (Облавце) | Orah (Орах) | Osiče (Осиче), Pelince (Пелинце) | Puzajka (Пузајка) | Ramno (Рамно) | Ruǵince (Руѓинце) | Staro Nagoričane (Старо Нагоричане) | Stepance (Степанце) | Strezovce (Стрезовце), Strnovac (Стрновац) | Cvetišnica (Цветишница) | Cvilance (Цвиланце) | Čelopek (Челопек)

Notable people

International relations

Staro Nagoričane is twinned with:

References
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