Northeast Region (North Macedonia)
The Northeast region ( Macedonian Североисточен регион Severoistočen region ; Albanian Rajoni verilindor ) is one of the eight statistical regions of the highest administrative level in the Republic of North Macedonia . The administrative unit is divided into six opštini, which represent the lowest administrative level. The region is located in the northeast of the country and borders Kosovo , Serbia and Bulgaria . Neighboring regions are the Skopje region in the west and the East 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 northeast region is made up of the following six opštini:
population
population
| year | Residents | change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 163.841 | - |
| 2002 | 173.814 | + 6.84% |
Biggest places
| rank | city | Residents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kumanovo | 70,842 |
| 2 | Kriva Palanka | 14,558 |
| 3 | Kratovo | 6,924 |
| 4th | Lipkovo | 2,644 |
| 5 | Rankovce | 1,192 |
Ethnic structure
The Macedonians represent the largest ethnic group , followed by the Albanians and the Serbs .
| number | % | |
| All in all | 173.814 | 100 |
| Macedonians | 102.108 | 58.74 |
| Albanians | 53,650 | 30.86 |
| Serbs | 10,479 | 6.02 |
| Roma | 5.132 | 2.95 |
| Other | 2,445 | 1.40 |
swell
- numbers
- Final results of the 2002 census (2.18 MB; English; PDF), published by the Macedonian Statistical Office, last accessed on September 9, 2011
- Names
- Ministry of Local Self-Government (Macedonian, Albanian and English), last accessed September 9, 2011
