Eastern statistical region

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The Republic of Macedonia is divided in eight arbitrary statistical regions. Eastern, located in the eastern part of the country, borders Bulgaria. Internally, it borders Vardar, Skopje, Northeastern, and Southeastern statistical regions.

Contents 1 Municipalities 2 Demographics 2.1 Population 2.2 Largest settlements 2.3 Ethnicities

[edit] Municipalities

Eastern statistical region is divided into 13 municipalities:

• Berovo
• Češinovo-Obleševo
• Delčevo
• Karbinci
• Kočani
• Lozovo
• Makedonska Kamenica
• Pehčevo
• Probištip
• Štip
• Sveti Nikole
• Vinica
• Zrnovci

[edit] Demographics

[edit] Population

The current population of the Eastern Statistical Region is 203, 213 citizens, according to the last population census in 2002.

Census Year	Population	Change
1994	201,525	N/A
2002	203,213	+1.94%

[edit] Largest settlements

Following is a list of the largest cities, towns, and villages in the region.

Rank	City	Population
1	Štip	40,016
2	Kočani	28,330
3	Probištip	16,193
4	Sveti Nikole	13,746
5	Delčevo	11,500
6	Vinica	10,803
7	Berovo	7,002
8	Makedonska Kamenica	5,147
9	Pehčevo	3,237
10	Zrnovci	2,278
11	Obleševo	1,131

[edit] Ethnicities

The largest ethnic group in the region is, by far, the Macedonians.

	Number	%
TOTAL	203, 213	100
Macedonians	188,522	92.77
Romany	6,927	3.40
Turks	2,636	1.29
Vlachs	2,514	1.23
others	2,614	1.28

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