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. Internally, it borders the Southwestern and Skopje statistical regions.
Polog Statistical Region
Полошки Регион Rajoni i Pollogut | |
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| Area | |
• Total | 2,479 km2 (957 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 251,552 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| HDI (2017) | 0.767[2] high · 6th of 8 |
Municipalities
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Polog is divided into 9 municipalities:
Demographics
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Population
editThe 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% |
| 2021 | 251,552 | -17.4% |
Ethnicities
editPolog is the only statistical region in North Macedonia where Macedonians are not the majority.
| 2002 | 2021 | |||
| Number | % | Number | % | |
| TOTAL | 304,125 | 100 | 251,552 | 100 |
| Albanians | 222,679 | 73.2 | 173,344 | 68.9 |
| Macedonians | 56,079 | 18.4 | 43,285 | 17.2 |
| Turks | 17,386 | 5.7 | 15,182 | 6.0 |
| Roma | 4,863 | 1.4 | 4,264 | 1.7 |
| others | 3,387 | 1.1 | 2,817 | 1.1 |
| Persons for whom data are taken from the administrative sources | n/a | n/a | 12,660 | 5.0 |
See also
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Polog Statistical Region.
References
edit- ^ "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.