What is Kochan?
{{Orphan|date=May 2009}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Kochan | subdivision_type = [[Countries of the world|Country]] | subdivision_name = [[Bulgaria]] | settlement_type = Village | image_skyline = Kosov Kamin 003.JPG | subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces of Bulgaria|Province]]<br><small>(Oblast)</small> | subdivision_type2 = [[Municipalities of Bulgaria|Municipality]]<br><small>(Obshtina)</small> | subdivision_name2 = [[Satovcha municipality|Satovcha]] | timezone = [[Eastern European Time|EET]] | utc_offset = +2 | timezone_DST = [[Eastern European Summer Time|EEST]] | utc_offset_DST = +3 | map_caption = Location of Kochan | pushpin_map = Bulgaria <!-- the name of a location map as per http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Location_map --> | pushpin_map_caption = Location of Kochan | postal_code_type = [[List of postal codes in Bulgaria|Postal Code]] | subdivision_name1 = [[Blagoevgrad Province|Blagoevgrad]] | native_name = Кочан | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Yuri Mollov | leader_party = [[Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria|CEDB]] | government_footnotes = <ref>http://results.cik.bg/tur2/mestni/0142_39089.html</ref> | population_total = 2988 | population_footnotes = <ref>{{in lang|bg}} [http://www.grao.bg/tna/tadr-2010.txt Table of the population in Bulgaria]</ref> | population_as_of = 2010-12-15 | elevation_m = 961 | area_total_km2 = 32.783 | postal_code = 2955 | area_code = 07545 | registration_plate = E |coordinates={{coord|41|35|13.3794|N|24|1|40.4394|E|region:BG|display=inline,title}} }} '''Kochan''' is a village in southwestern [[Bulgaria]]. It has rich history, dating back to the [[8th century BC]]. The village also has rich culture and beautiful nature. The population is almost completely [[Muslim]]. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{commonscat-inline|Kochan}} {{multistub|geo|Europe}