Pelagonia Statistical Region
Pelagonia Statistical Region Пелагониски Регион | |
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| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,719 km2 (1,822 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 210,431 |
| • Density | 45/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| HDI (2019) | 0.772[2] high · 2nd of 8 |
The Pelagonia Statistical Region (Macedonian: Пелагониски Регион) is one of eight statistical regions of North Macedonia. It is located in southwestern part of the country along the eponymous plain. It borders Greece and Albania. Internally, it borders the Southwestern and Vardar statistical regions.
Municipalities
Pelagonia statistical region is divided into 9 municipalities:
Demographics
Population
The population of the Pelagonia Statistical Region is 238,136 citizens, or 11.8% of the population of the Republic of North Macedonia, according to the census of 2002.
| Census Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 214,709 | N/A |
| 2002 | 238,136 | +10.91% |
| 2021 | 210,431 | -11.7% |
Ethnicities
The largest ethnic group in the region are Macedonians.
| 2002 | 2021 | |||
| Number | % | Number | % | |
| TOTAL | 238,136 | 100 | 210,431 | 100 |
| Macedonians | 204,471 | 85.86 | 164,596 | 78.22 |
| Albanians | 11,634 | 4.89 | 12,776 | 6.07 |
| Roma | 7,230 | 3.04 | 7,205 | 3.42 |
| Turks | 7,150 | 3.0 | 6,679 | 3.17 |
| Bosniaks | 2,380 | 1.0 | 2,293 | 1.09 |
| Vlachs | 2,307 | 0.97 | 2,166 | 1.03 |
| Serbs | 713 | 0.3 | 583 | 0.28 |
| others | 2,251 | 0.95 | 1,494 | 0.71 |
| Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources | n/a | n/a | 12,639 | 6.01 |
See also
- ^ "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.
