Staro Nagoričane Municipality

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

By the 2003 territorial division of the Republic, the rural Klečevce Municipality was annexed to the 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==

There were 5,867 inhabitants in 1994. According to the 2021 North Macedonia census, this municipality has 3,501 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the municipality: ==Inhabited places==

• Denko Krstić (1824–1882), influential merchant, born in Mlado Nagoričane. • Petko Ilić (1886–1912), guerilla fighter, born in Staro Nagoričane. • Todor Krstić-Algunjski (d. after 1918), guerilla fighter, born in Algunja. • Ditko Aleksić (d. 1916), guerilla fighter, born in Osiče. • Timotej of Debar and Kichevo (b. 1951), Orthodox Metropolitan, born in Mlado Nagoričane. ==International relations==

Staro Nagoričane is twinned with: • , Gornji Milanovac, Serbia. ==References==