Pelagonia Statistical Region

Statistical region in North Macedonia

Pelagonia Statistical Region

Пелагониски Регион

Statistical region

Baba Mountain

Flag

Country|  North Macedonia
Area

• Total

| 4,719 km2 (1,822 sq mi)
Population

(2021)[1]

• Total

| 210,431
• Density| 45/km2 (120/sq mi)
HDI (2019)| 0.772[2]
high · 2nd of 8
Website| pelagonijaregion.mk

The Pelagonia Statistical Region (Macedonian: Пелагониски Регион, romanized: Pelagoniski Region) is one of eight statistical regions of North Macedonia. It is located in southwestern part of the country along the eponymous plain, bordering Greece to the south and Albania to the west. Internally, it borders the Southwestern and Vardar statistical regions.

## Municipalities

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Map of the municipalities of the region

Pelagonia statistical region is divided into 9 municipalities:

* Bitola
* Demir Hisar
* Dolneni
* Krivogaštani
* Kruševo
* Mogila
* Novaci
* Prilep
* Resen

## Demographics

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Map of the majority ethnic groups in the region

### Population

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The population of the Pelagonia Statistical Region is 238,136 citizens, or 11.8% of the population of the Republic of North Macedonia, according to the census of 2002.

Census Year  | Population  | Change

|
|

1994  | 214,709  | N/A
2002  | 238,136  | +10.91%
2021  | 210,431  | -11.7%

### Ethnicities

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The largest ethnic group in the region are Macedonians.

| 2002  | 2021

|
|

| Number | % | Number | %
TOTAL | 238,136 | 100 | 210,431 | 100
Macedonians | 204,471  | 85.86  | 164,596  | 78.22
Albanians | 11,689  | 4.91  | 12,776  | 6.07
Roma | 7,268  | 3.05  | 7,205  | 3.42
Turks | 7,527  | 3.16  | 6,679  | 3.17
Bosniaks | 2,627  | 1.1  | 2,293  | 1.09
Vlachs | 2,341  | 0.98  | 2,166  | 1.03
Serbs | 869  | 0.36  | 583  | 0.28
Others / Undeclared / Unknown  | 1,344  | 0.58  | 1,494  | 0.71
Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources  |  |  | 12,639  | 6.01

## See also

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* Pelagonia

## References

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1. ^ "North Macedonia: Statistical Regions & Major Settlements - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information".
2. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.

## External links

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* Media related to Pelagonia Statistical Region at Wikimedia Commons

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Statistical regions of North Macedonia

* Eastern
* Northeastern
* Pelagonia
* Polog
* Skopje
* Southeastern
* Southwestern
* Vardar

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