Polog Statistical Region
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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 |
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.
Municipalities
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Polog is divided into 9 municipalities:
Demographics
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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. | ^ Template:Kosovo-note |
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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.