Pelagonia Statistical Region

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

Pelagonia Statistical Region Пелагониски Регион
statistical region
Baba Mountain
Seal
Country	North Macedonia
Area
• Total	4,719 km2 (1,822 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	210,431
• Density	45/km2 (120/sq mi)
HDI (2019)	0.772 high · 2nd of 8

Municipalities

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

Map of the majority ethnic groups in the region

Population

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

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	11,634	4.89	12,776	6.07
Roma	7,230	3.04	7,205	3.42
Turks	7,150	3.0	6,679	3.17
Bosniaks	2,380	1.0	2,293	1.09
Vlachs	2,307	0.97	2,166	1.03
Serbs	713	0.3	583	0.28
others	2,251	0.95	1,494	0.71
Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources	n/a	n/a	12,639	6.01

See also

• Pelagonia