Polog region

The location of the Polog region within North Macedonia

The Polog region ( Albanian Rajoni Pollog , Macedonian Полошки регион Pološki region ) is one of the eight statistical regions , the highest administrative level in the Republic of North Macedonia . The administrative unit is divided into nine opštini, which represent the lowest administrative level. The region is located in the north-west of the country and borders Kosovo and Albania . Neighboring regions are the Skopje region in the east and the south- west region in the south .

Regions in North Macedonia do not fulfill any administrative tasks, but are only there for purely statistical purposes. In some cases, however, they form historical regions that are and were economically and culturally linked.

structure

The Polog Region is made up of the following nine Opštini:

population

The industrial city of Tetovo is the largest town in the region and at the same time its political and economic center.

The Šar Planina (alb. Sharr ) is one of the highest elevations in Macedonia.

population

year	Residents	change
1994	282,432	-
2002	304.125	+ 8.24%

Biggest places

rank	city	Residents
1	Tetovo	52,915
2	Gostivar	35,847
3	Bogovinje	6.328
4th	Vrapčište	4,874
5	Želino	4.110

Ethnic structure

The largest ethnic group are the Albanians , followed by the Macedonians and the Turks .

	number	%
All in all	304.125	100
Albanians	222,679	73.21
Macedonians	57.079	18.76
Turks	16,386	5.38
Roma	4,194	1.37
Other	3,178	1.04

swell

numbers

Final results of the 2002 census (2.18 MB; English; PDF), published by the Macedonian Statistical Office, last accessed on March 26, 2011
Edition of publications of the Census of population, households and dwellings, 2002 , selection of various publications of the 2002 census by the Macedonian Statistical Office, last accessed on March 26, 2011

Names

Ministry of Local Self-Government (Macedonian and Albanian), last accessed March 26, 2011