Polog Statistical Region

The Polog Statistical Region (Template:Langx; Template:Langx) 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.

Municipalities

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The municipalities of the Polog statistical region

Polog is divided into 9 municipalities:

• Bogovinje Municipality coat of arms Bogovinje
• Brvenica Municipality coat of arms Brvenica
• Gostivar Municipality coat of arms Gostivar
• Jegunovce Municipality coat of arms Jegunovce
• Mavrovo and Rostuša Municipality coat of arms Mavrovo and Rostuša
• Tearce Municipality coat of arms Tearce
• Tetovo Municipality coat of arms Tetovo
• Vrapčište Municipality coat of arms Vrapčište
• Želino Municipality coat of arms Želino

Demographics

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Map of the majority ethnic groups in the region.

Population

The current population of the Polog statistical region is 304,125 citizens, according to the last population census in 2002.

Census Year	Population	Change
1994	282,432	N/A
2002	304,125	+8.24%
2021	251,552	-17.4%

Ethnicities

The largest ethnic group in the region are the Albanians (68.91%) followed by the Macedonians (17.21%), Turks (6.04%), Roma (1.7%).

	2002		2021
	Number	%	Number	%
TOTAL	304,125	100	251,552	100
Albanians	222,679	73.22	173,344	68.91
Macedonians	56,079	18.44	43,285	17.21
Turks	17,394	5.72	15,182	6.04
Roma	4,717	1.55	4,264	1.7
Serbs	977	0.32	494	0.2
Bosniaks	251	0.08	271	0.1
Vlachs	30	0.01	31	0.01
Others / Undeclared / Unknown	1,998	0.66	2,021	0.8
Persons for whom data are taken from the administrative sources			12,660	5.03

See also

• Polog

External links

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