Polog statistical region

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The Republic of Macedonia is divided in eight arbitrary statistical regions. Polog, located in the northwestern part of the country, borders Albania and the Serbian province of Kosovo. Internally, it borders Southwestern and Skopje statistical regions.

Contents 1 Municipalities 2 Demographics 2.1 Population 2.2 Largest settlements 2.3 Ethnicities 3 See Also

[edit] Municipalities

Polog is divided into 9 municipalities:

• Bogovinje
• Brvenica
• Gostivar
• Jegunovce
• Mavrovo and Rostuša
• Tearce
• Tetovo
• Vrapčište
• Želino

[edit] Demographics

[edit] 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%

[edit] Largest settlements

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

Rank	City	Population
1	Tetovo	52,915
2	Gostivar	35,847
3	Bogovinje	6,328
4	Vrapčište	4,874
5	Želino	4,110
6	Tearce	3,974
7	Brvenica	2,918

[edit] Ethnicities

Polog is the only statistical region in Macedonia where Macedonians are not the majority.

	Number	%
TOTAL	304,125	100
Albanians	222,679	73.21
Macedonians	57,079	18.76
Turks	16,386	5.38
Romany	4,194	1.37
others	3,178	1.04

[edit] See Also

• Polog

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