Skopje Statistical Region

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Skopje Statistical Region Скопски Регион Rajoni i Shkupit
statistical region
Country	North Macedonia
Area
• Total	1,818 km2 (702 sq mi)
Population  (2002)[1]
• Total	578,144
• Density	320/km2 (820/sq mi)
HDI (2019)	0.801[2] very high · 1st of 8

The Skopje Statistical Region (Macedonian: Скопски Регион; Albanian: Rajoni i Shkupit) is one of eight Statistical regions of North Macedonia. Skopje, located in the north of the country, 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 North Macedonia.

Ethnicities[]

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Coordinates: 42°00′00″N 21°26′00″E / 42.0000°N 21.4333°E / 42.0000; 21.4333

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