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Kriva Palanka

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Kriva Palanka

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town in North Macedonia

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Kriva Palanka is a city in North Macedonia, located within the Kriva Palanka Municipality. It has a population of 14,558, comprising 7,431 males and 7,127 females. The city covers an area of 480.81 square kilometers and sits at an elevation of 620 meters above sea level. Its postal code is 1330, and the local dialing code is 031.

The city operates on Central European Time and Central European Summer Time. Kriva Palanka is twinned with Lugoj, Vršac, Svidník, and Sambreville. While historical records note its association with the Ottoman Empire, it is currently part of North Macedonia. The city’s official website is KrivaPalanka.gov.mk.

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Place details

Locality
Крива Паланка
Region
Kriva Palanka
Country
Северна Македонија
Population
20,820
Timezone
Europe/Skopje

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Air quality

47US AQIGood
PM2.5
5.9 µg/m³
PM10
7.9 µg/m³
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Key facts

Country
North Macedonia
Region
Northeastern
Municipality
Kriva Palanka
Mayor
Sashko Mitovski ( SDSM )
Elevation
620 m (2,030 ft)
Total
13,481
Time zone
UTC+1 ( CET )
Summer dst
UTC+2 ( CEST )
Area code
+389 031
Vehicle registration
KP
Climate
Cfb
Website
www.krivapalanka.gov.mk

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Official website

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
city
Population
13481
Area
480.81
Elevation
620
Official website
www.KrivaPalanka.gov.mk
Image
Kriva-Palanka-and-Kriva-Reka.jpg
Dialing code
031
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twinned administrative body
Bansko
topic's main category
Category:Kriva Palanka
Commons category
Kriva Palanka
postal code
1330
category of associated people
Category:People from Kriva Palanka
male population
6851
female population
6630
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Travel guide

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The Deve Bair border crossing with Bulgaria is 22 km (13.6 mi) east of Kriva Palanka.

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In Bulgaria, to the east: Kyustendil, a province centre To the west: Kumanovo, the second largest city in North Macedonia To the south-west, in the mountains: the small towns Kratovo and Probishtip

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Encyclopedic overview

Kriva Palanka Monastery of Joakim Osogovski Kriva Palanka (Macedonian: Крива Паланка [ˌkriːva ˈpalanka] ) is a town located in the northeastern part of North Macedonia. It has 13,481 inhabitants. The town of Kriva Palanka is the seat of Kriva Palanka Municipality which has 18,059 inhabitants.

The town lies near the Deve Bair national border crossing with Bulgaria; as such, there is nearly constant heavy traffic passing through the main road which bisects the two sides of the town (Deve Bair is considered the main border crossing between North Macedonia and Bulgaria because it links the capitals Skopje with Sofia).

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kriva Palanka” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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