Pelagonia Statistical Region Пелагониски Регион | |
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| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,719 km2 (1,822 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 210,431 |
| • Density | 44.59/km2 (115.5/sq mi) |
| HDI (2019) | 0.772[2] high ·2nd of 8 |
| Website | pelagonijaregion |
ThePelagonia Statistical Region (Macedonian:Пелагониски Регион,romanized: Pelagoniski Region) is one of eightstatistical regions of North Macedonia. It is located in southwestern part of the country along theeponymous plain, borderingGreece to the south andAlbania to the west. Internally, it borders theSouthwestern andVardar statistical regions.
Pelagonia statistical region is divided into 9 municipalities:
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 |
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| 1994 | 214,709 | N/A |
| 2002 | 238,136 | +10.91% |
| 2021 | 210,431 | -11.7% |
The largest ethnic group in the region areMacedonians.
| 2002 | 2021 | |||
| Number | % | Number | % | |
| TOTAL | 238,136 | 100 | 210,431 | 100 |
| Macedonians | 204,471 | 85.86 | 164,596 | 78.22 |
| Albanians | 11,689 | 4.91 | 12,776 | 6.07 |
| Roma | 7,268 | 3.05 | 7,205 | 3.42 |
| Turks | 7,527 | 3.16 | 6,679 | 3.17 |
| Bosniaks | 2,627 | 1.1 | 2,293 | 1.09 |
| Vlachs | 2,341 | 0.98 | 2,166 | 1.03 |
| Serbs | 869 | 0.36 | 583 | 0.28 |
| Others / Undeclared / Unknown | 1,344 | 0.58 | 1,494 | 0.71 |
| Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources | 12,639 | 6.01 | ||
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