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 a sovereign state by 101 UN member states (with another 13 states recognising it at some point but then withdrawing their recognition) and 92 states not recognizing it, while Serbia continues to claim it as a 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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