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Kočani Valley
Kočani Valley () is located along the river Bregalnica in the eastern part of North Macedonia, at the latitude of 41° and 55' and longitude 22° and 25'. It covers an area of 1020 km² and extends from both sides of Bregalnica, stretching from west-southwest to east-northeast, with a length of 26 km. The bottom of the valley, i.e. its flat portion, covers an area of 115 km². The lowest point is in the western part, where the Zletovska River flows into the Bregalnica, at an altitude of 290 meters. Going east, the elevation gradually rises up to 330 meters. The difference between the lowest to the highest elevation of the valley is 40 meters. For certain parts of the valley there are specific names. Thus, the middle part is known as Fields of Kočani (or Kočansko), the southeast part as Viničko, and the west as Zletovsko. The territory around the major villages is named: Orizarsko, Istibanjsko, Zrnovsko, Obleshevsko and others. The valley has fertile soil and p ...
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Pliocene
The Pliocene ( ; also Pleiocene) is the epoch (geology), epoch in the geologic time scale that extends from 5.33 to 2.58See the 2014 version of the ICS geologic time scale
million years ago (Ma). It is the second and most recent epoch of the Neogene Period in the Cenozoic, Cenozoic Era. The Pliocene follows the Miocene Epoch and is followed by the Pleistocene Epoch. Prior to the 2009 revision of the geologic time scale, which placed the four most recent major glaciations entirely within the Pleistocene, the Pliocene also included the Gelasian Stage, which lasted from 2.59 to 1.81 Ma, and is now included in the Pleistocene. As with other older geologic periods, the Stratum, geological strata that define the start and end are well-identified but the exact dates of the start a ...
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Gevgelija
Gevgelija (; ) is a town with a population of 15,685 located in the very southeast of North Macedonia along the banks of the Vardar River, situated at the country's main border with Greece (Bogorodica-Evzoni), the point which links the motorway from Skopje and three regional capitals, Belgrade, Zagreb, and Sofia with Thessaloniki in Greece. The town is the seat of Gevgelija municipality. Name In Macedonian language, Macedonian the town is called ''Gevgelija'' (Гевгелија). It is known as ''Yevyeli'' (Γευγελή) in Greek language, Greek, ''Gevgeli'' () in Bulgarian language, Bulgarian, ''Đevđelija'' (, ) in Serbian language, Serbian and ''Gevgeli'' in Turkish language, Turkish. Furthermore, in Megleno-Romanian language, Megleno-Romanian, the city is known as . Gevgelija is known as the "Balkan Las Vegas". History In the late 19th and early 20th century, Gevgelija was part of the Salonica Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire. According to the statistics of the French peo ...
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Negorci
Negorci () is a village located 5 km north from the city of Gevgelija in North Macedonia. Natural conditions The village of Negorci is located in the historic area of Bojmija. The village is on the right side of Vardar river and, at the eastern foot of the mountain Kožuf, at approximately 80 meters above sea level. East of the village is a valley and west rise mountain. Local climate is modified Continental climate, Continental with a significant impact of Aegean Sea, Aegean (hot summers). Population Negorci according to the last census from 2002 had 2,047 inhabitants. The majority of the population in the village are ethnic Macedonians (ethnic group), Macedonian (99%) and the rest are mostly Serbs. Predominant religion of the local population is Eastern Orthodox Church, Orthodoxy. As of 2021, the village of Negorci has 1.768 inhabitants and the ethnic composition was the following: * Macedonians (ethnic group), Macedonians – 1.687 * Albanians – 2 * Aromanians - ...
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Kočani
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 Plachkovica, Plačkovica (). The town is Above mean sea level, above sea level. Kočani spreads over an area of . Climate The climate is Humid subtropical climate, humid subtropical (Köppen climate classification, Köppen: ''Cfa''), influenced by altered Mediterranean climate which penetrates along the river Bregalnica. The average temperature is with rainfall. History Due to its favourable geographic location, together with excellent natural climate characteristics, Kočani was inhabited as early as the a ...
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Krupište
Krupište () is a village in the municipality of Karbinci, North Macedonia. Demographics According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 336 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:Macedonian Census (2002) ''Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion'' The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 111. * Macedonians 313 *Turks 12 *Aromanians 10 *Others 1 As of 2021, the village of Krupishte has 274 inhabitants and the ethnic composition was the following: * Macedonians – 222 * Romani Romani may refer to: Ethnic groups * Romani people, or Roma, an ethnic group of Indo-Aryan origin ** Romani language, an Indo-Aryan macrolanguage of the Romani communities ** Romanichal, Romani subgroup in the United Kingdom * Romanians (Romanian ... – 6 * Person without Data - 46 References Villages in Karbinci Municipality {{Karbinci-geo-stub ...
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Banja, North Macedonia
Banja () is a village in the Municipalities of North Macedonia, municipality of Češinovo-Obleševo Municipality, Češinovo-Obleševo, North Macedonia. It used to be part of the former municipality of Obleševo. Demographics According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 402 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:Macedonian Census (2002) ''Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion'' The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 146. *Macedonians (ethnic group), Macedonians 393 *Aromanians in North Macedonia, Aromanians 9 References

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Dolni Podlog
Dolni Podlog () is a village in the municipality of Kočani, North Macedonia North Macedonia, officially the Republic of North Macedonia, is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe. It shares land borders with Greece to the south, Albania to the west, Bulgaria to the east, Kosovo to the northwest and Serbia to the n .... Demographics According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 476 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:Macedonian Census (2002) ''Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion'' The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 119. * Macedonians 476 As of 2021, the village of Dolni Podlog has 327 inhabitants and the ethnic composition was the following: * Macedonians – 315 * others – 2 * Person without Data - 10 References Villages in Kočani Municipality {{Kočani-geo-stub ...
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Istibanja
Istibanja () is a village in the municipality of Vinica, North Macedonia. Demographics According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 1,476 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:Macedonian Census (2002) ''Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion'' The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 82. * Macedonians 1,475 *Serbs The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to Southeastern Europe who share a common Serbian Cultural heritage, ancestry, Culture of Serbia, culture, History of Serbia, history, and Serbian lan ... 1 References Villages in Vinica Municipality, North Macedonia {{Vinica-geo-stub ...
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Strumica
Strumica (, ) is the largest city2002 census results
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in southeastern , near the Novo Selo-Petrich border crossing with . About 54,676 people live in the region surrounding the city. It is named after the Strumica River which runs through it. The city of Strumica is the seat of
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Veles, North Macedonia
Veles ( ) is a city in the central part of North Macedonia on the Vardar river. The city of Veles is the seat of Veles Municipality. Veles is the seventh largest Macedonian city with a total population of 40,664 (census 2021). The largest cities in the proximity of Veles are: Skopje - the capital and the largest city of North Macedonia - 54 km in the northwest direction, Štip 43 km to the east, Sveti Nikole 34 km to the northeast, Prilep 79 km in the southwest direction, and Kavadarci and Negotino 43 km and 40 km respectively to the southeast. Veles is on the crossroad of important international road and rail lines. For all these reasons, Veles is considered to have a good geolocation within North Macedonia. Names Throughout the history Veles had many names, out of which three are most important. Vilazora was initially the Paeonian city Bylazora from the period of early Classical Antiquity. The city's name was Βελισσός ''Velissos'' in Ancient Greek. Later in the hi ...
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Vardar
The Vardar (; , , ) or Axios (, ) is the longest river in North Macedonia and a major river in Greece, where it reaches the Aegean Sea at Thessaloniki. It is long, out of which are in Greece, and drains an area of around . The maximum depth of the river is . Etymology The name ''Vardar'' for the river may have been derived from Thracian, although Dardanian, Paeonian, Ancient Macedonian and Ancient Greek were also spoken in the lands drained by the river. The modern Vardar is thought to derive from an earlier *''Vardários'', which may ultimately derive from Proto-Indo-European (PIE) *''(s)wordo-wori-'' "black water". The name ''Vardários'' (Βαρδάριος) was sometimes used by the Ancient Greeks in the 3rd century BC. The same name was widely used in the Byzantine era. Vardar/Vardarios may be a translation of (or otherwise have a similar meaning as) ''Axios'', which may be Thracian and may have meant "not-shining" from PIE *''n.-sk(e)i'' (cf. Avestan ''axšaēna'' ...
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