Polog Statistical Region
Polog Statistical Region
Полошки Регион Rajoni i Pollogut | |
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statistical region | |
Area | |
• Total | 2,479 km2 (957 sq mi) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 322,338 |
• Density | 130/km2 (340/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[]
Polog is divided into 9 municipalities:
Demographics[]
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% |
Ethnicities[]
Polog is the only statistical region in North Macedonia where Macedonians are not the majority.
Number | % | |
TOTAL | 304,125 | 100 |
Albanians | 222,679 | 73.2 |
Macedonians | 56,079 | 18.4 |
Turks | 17,386 | 5.7 |
Roma | 4,594 | 1.4 |
others | 3,387 | 1.1 |
See also[]
Notes[]
a. | ^ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008. Serbia continues to claim it as a part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the 2013 Brussels Agreement. Kosovo is currently recognised as an independent state by 97 out of the 193 United Nations member states. In total, 112 UN member states have recognised Kosovo at some point, of which 15 states later withdrew their recognition. |
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Coordinates: 41°48′00″N 20°55′12″E / 41.80000°N 20.92000°E
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.
Categories:
- Statistical regions of North Macedonia
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