Northeastern Statistical Region

Northeastern statistical region
Североисточен плански регион
statistical region

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Area
  Total 2,308 km2 (891 sq mi)
Population (2002)
  Total 172,787
  Density 75/km2 (190/sq mi)

The Northeastern Statistical Region (Macedonian: Североисточен плански регион) is one of eight arbitrary statistical regions in the Republic of Macedonia. It borders Serbia to the north and Bulgaria to the east, while internally, it borders the Skopje and Eastern statistical regions.

Municipalities

The municipalities of the region

Northeastern Statistical Region is divided into six municipalities:

Demographics

Population

The current population of the Northeastern Statistical Region is 172,787 citizens or 8.5% of the total population of the Republic of Macedonia, according to the last population census in 2002.

Census year Population Change
1994 163,841 N/A
2002 172,787 +5.46%

Ethnicities

Map of the majority ethnic groups in the region.

The largest group in the region is the Macedonians. Albanians, Serbs, and Roma also account for a significant population.[1]

Number %
TOTAL 172,787 100
Macedonians 102,108 59.1
Albanians 53,650 31.0
Serbs 10,461 6.1
Roma 5,132 3.0
others 1,436 0.8

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Coordinates: 42°08′24″N 21°42′36″E / 42.1400°N 21.7100°E