Polog Statistical Region

Polog
Полог
Area
 • Total 2,417 km2 (933.2 sq mi)
Population (2002)
 • Total 304,125
 • Density 125.8/km2 (325.9/sq mi)

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.

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Municipalities

Polog is divided into 9 municipalities:

Demographics

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%

Ethnicities

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

Number %
TOTAL 304,125 100
Albanians 222,679 73.2
Macedonians 56,079 18.4
Turks 17,386 5.7
Roma 4,594 1.4
others 3,387 1.1

See also

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, while Serbia claims it as part of its own sovereign territory. Its independence is recognised by 86 UN member states.