Southwestern Statistical Region

Statistical region in North Macedonia

Southwestern Statistical Region

Југозападен Регион (Macedonian)
Rajoni jugperendimor (Albanian)

statistical region

Seal

Country|  North Macedonia
Area

• Total

| 3,280 km2 (1,270 sq mi)
Population

(2021)

• Total

| 177,398
• Density| 54/km2 (140/sq mi)
HDI (2017)| 0.758[1]
high · 4th of 8
Website| southwestregion.mk

The Southwestern Statistical Region (Macedonian: Југозападен Регион, romanized: Jugozapaden Region; Albanian: Rajoni jugperendimor) is one of eight statistical regions of North Macedonia. Southwestern, located in the western part of the country, sharing Ohrid Lake with its westerly border Albania. Internally, it borders the Pelagonia, Polog, Skopje, and Vardar statistical regions.

## Municipalities

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Map of the municipalities of the region (2004-2013).

The Southwestern Statistical Region is divided into nine municipalities:

* Centar Župa
* Debar
* Debarca
* Kičevo
* Makedonski Brod
* Ohrid
* Plasnica
* Struga
* Vevčani

## Population

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The current population of the Southwestern statistical region is 177,398 citizens, according to the last population census in 2021.

Census Year  | Population  | Change

|
|

1994  | 211,046  | N/A
2002  | 221,546  | +5.0%
2021  | 177,398  | -19.9%

## Ethnicities

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Map of the majority ethnic groups by municipality (2004-2013).

The largest ethnic group in the region are the Macedonian followed by the Albanians and Turks.

| 2002  | 2021

|
|

| Number | % | Number | %
TOTAL | 221,546 | 100  | 177,398 | 100
Macedonians | 107,387  | 48.47  | 83,757  | 47.21
Albanians | 81,896  | 36.97  | 52,849  | 29.79
Turks | 21,433  | 9.67  | 17,832  | 10.05
Roma | 2,899  | 1.31  | 3,570  | 2.01
Vlachs | 1,059  | 0.48  | 882  | 0.5
Serbs | 629  | 0.28  | 428  | 0.24
Bosniaks | 144  | 0.07  | 145  | 0.09
Others / Undeclared / Unknown  | 6,099  | 2.75  | 5,161  | 2.91
Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources  |  |  | 12,774  | 7.2

## Religions

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Religious affiliation according to the 2002 and 2021 North Macedonia censuses:

Religion  | 2002  | 2021

|
|

Number | % | Number | %
TOTAL | 221,546 | 100  | 177,398 | 100
Orthodox | 103,013  | 46.5  | 67,108  | 47.2
Christians/Protestants  | 7  | 0.13  | 16,304
Catholics | 296  | 0.00  | 271
Islam | 116,395  | 52.5  | 80,612  | 45.4
Others  | 1,840  | 0.83  | 329  | 0.19
Refused/Undeclared  |  | 12,774  | 7.20

## References

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1. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.

## External links

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* Media related to Southwestern 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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