Skopje Statistical Region

Skopje Statistical Region Скопски регион
statistical region
Country	North Macedonia
Area
• Total	1,818 km2 (702 sq mi)
Population  (2014)
• Total	617,646
• Density	340/km2 (880/sq mi)

The Skopje Statistical Region (Macedonian: Скопски регион) is one of eight statistical regions of the Republic of Macedonia. Skopje, located in northern Macedonia, borders Kosovo to the north. Internally, it borders the Vardar, Polog, Northeastern, Eastern, and Southwestern statistical regions.

Municipalities

The municipalities of the region

The region consists of the City of Skopje and the following municipalities:

• Aračinovo
• Čučer-Sandevo
• Ilinden
• Petrovec
• Sopište
• Studeničani
• Zelenikovo

Demographics

Map of the majority ethnic groups in the region

Population

The current population of the Skopje Statistical Region is 578,144 citizens, according to the last population census in 2002, accounting for 28.6% of the total national population. The region is the largest by population in Macedonia.

Ethnicities

	Number	%
TOTAL	578,144	100
Macedonians	367,413	63.6
Albanians	133,893	23.2
Romany	23,903	4.1
Serbs	18,051	3.1
Turks	12,123	2.1
Bosniaks	10,880	1.9
others	11,881	2.1