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. Internally, it borders the Southwestern and Skopje statistical regions.

Polog Statistical Region
Полошки Регион
Rajoni i Pollogut
Šar Mountains
Coat of arms of Polog Statistical Region
Area
  Total2,479 km2 (957 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
  Total251,552
  Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
HDI (2017)0.767[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
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

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References

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