Polog Statistical Region
The Polog Statistical Region (Macedonian: Полошки Регион; Albanian:Rajoni i Pollogut) is one of eight statistical regions of the Republic of North Macedonia. Polog, located in the northwestern part of the country, borders Albania and Kosovo[a]. Internally, it borders the Southwestern and Skopje statistical regions.
Polog Statistical Region
Полошки Регион Rajoni i Pollogut | |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 2,479 km2 (957 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 251,552 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| HDI (2017) | 0.739[2] high · 6th of 8 |
Municipalities
The municipalities of the Polog statistical region
Polog is divided into 9 municipalities:
Demographics
Map of the majority ethnic groups in the region.
Population
The current population of the Polog statistical region is 304,125 citizens, according to the last population census in 2002.
| Census Year | Population | Change |
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| 1994 | 282,432 | N/A |
| 2002 | 304,125 | +8.24% |
| 2021 | 251,552 | -17.4% |
Ethnicities
Polog is the only statistical region in North Macedonia where Macedonians are not the majority.
| 2002 | 2021 | |||
| Number | % | Number | % | |
| TOTAL | 304,125 | 100 | 251,552 | 100 |
| Albanians | 222,679 | 73.2 | 173,344 | 68.9 |
| Macedonians | 56,079 | 18.4 | 43,285 | 17.2 |
| Turks | 17,386 | 5.7 | 15,182 | 6.0 |
| Roma | 4,594 | 1.4 | 4,264 | 1.7 |
| others | 3,387 | 1.1 | 2,817 | 1.1 |
| Persons for whom data are taken from the administrative sources | n/a | n/a | 12,660 | 5.0 |
See also
Notes
| a. | ^ The political status of Kosovo is disputed. Having unilaterally declared independence from Serbia in 2008, Kosovo is formally recognised as an independent state by 101 out of 193 (52.3%) UN member states (with another 13 recognising it at some point but then withdrawing their recognition), while Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own territory. |
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References
- "North Macedonia: Statistical Regions & Major Settlements - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information".
- "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
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