Polog Statistical Region

Polog Statistical Region

Polog
statistical region

Area Total Population (2002) Total Density 304,125 130/km2 (330/sqmi) 2,417km2 (933sqmi)

The Polog Statistical Region is one of eight arbitrary statistical regions in the Republic of Macedonia. Polog, located in the northwestern part of the country, borders Albania and Kosovo[a]. Internally, it borders the Southwestern and Skopje statistical regions.

Polog Statistical Region

Municipalities
Polog is divided into 9 municipalities: Bogovinje

Brvenica Gostivar Jegunovce Mavrovo and Rostua Tearce Tetovo Vrapite elino

The municipalities of the Polog statistical region

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

Map of the majority ethnic groups in the region.

Polog Statistical Region

Census Year Population Change 1994 2002 282,432 304,125 N/A +8.24%

Ethnicities
Polog is the only statistical region in Macedonia where Macedonians are not the majority.
Number TOTAL Albanians %

304,125 100 222,679 73.2 18.4 5.7 1.4 1.1

Macedonians 56,079 Turks Roma others 17,386 4,594 3,387

Notes
a. ^ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Serbia and the self-proclaimed Republic of Kosovo. The latter declared independence on 17 February 2008, but Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. Kosovo's independence has been recognised by103 out of 193 United Nations member states.

Article Sources and Contributors

Article Sources and Contributors

Polog Statistical Region Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=572207594 Contributors: Angelo De La Paz, Aramgar, BalkanFever, Bizzurp, CommonsDelinker, Dirifer, Evlekis, Fixile, JelgavaLV, Knotsfalcon, Local hero, MacedonianBoy, Oasorgard, Otis otus, Pigsonthewing, The Emirr, Vlatkoto, Zyxw, 15 anonymous edits

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File:Polog statistical region en.svg Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Polog_statistical_region_en.svg License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike Contributors: MacedonianBoy File:Map of the municipalities of the Polog Statistical Region en.svg Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Map_of_the_municipalities_of_the_Polog_Statistical_Region_en.svg License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike Contributors: MacedonianBoy Image:Coat of arms of Bogovinje Municipality.svg Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Coat_of_arms_of_Bogovinje_Municipality.svg License: Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 3.0 Contributors: MacedonianBoy File:Coat_of_arms_of_Brvenica_Municipality.png Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Coat_of_arms_of_Brvenica_Municipality.png License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike Contributors: MacedonianBoy Image:Coat of arms of Jegunovce Municipality.svg Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Coat_of_arms_of_Jegunovce_Municipality.svg License: Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 3.0 Contributors: User:MacedonianBoy Image:Coat of arms of Tearce Municipality.svg Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Coat_of_arms_of_Tearce_Municipality.svg License: Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 3.0 Contributors: User:MacedonianBoy File:Tetovo-grb.jpg Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Tetovo-grb.jpg License: GNU Free Documentation License Contributors: Bukkia, Raso mk, Smooth O Image:Coat of arms of Vrapite Municipality.svg Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Coat_of_arms_of_Vrapite_Municipality.svg License: Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 3.0 Contributors: User:MacedonianBoy Image:Coat of arms of elino Municipality.svg Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Coat_of_arms_of_elino_Municipality.svg License: Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 3.0 Contributors: User:MacedonianBoy File:Ethnic groups in the Polog Region of Macedonia en.svg Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Ethnic_groups_in_the_Polog_Region_of_Macedonia_en.svg License: Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 3.0 Contributors: MacedonianBoy

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