Pelagonia region

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Pelagonien Vardar Südosten Osten Nordosten Skopje Polog Südwesten Albanien Kosovo Serbien Bulgarien Griechenland
The location of the Pelagonia region within North Macedonia

The Pelagonia region ( Macedonian Пелагониски регион Pelagoniski region , Albanian Rajoni pelagoni ) 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 southwest of the country and borders Albania and Greece . Neighboring regions are the southwest region in the west and the Vardar region in the east .

Regions in North Macedonia have no administrative tasks, but only statistical purposes. In some cases, however, they form historical regions that are and were economically and culturally linked.

structure

structure

The Pelagonia region is made up of the following nine opštini:

  1. Bitola
  2. Demir Hisar
  3. Kruševo
  4. Dolneni
  5. Krivogaštani
  6. Prilep
  7. Resen
  8. Mogila
  9. Novaci

population

With over 100,000 inhabitants, Bitola is the largest city in the region and the third largest in Macedonia, as well as the most important industrial location in the country.
The Prespa belongs together with the adjacent Lake Ohrid the oldest lakes in Europe.

population

year Residents change
1994 214,709  
2002 221.019 + 3.96%

Biggest places

rank city Residents
1 Bitola 105,550
2 Prilep 066,246
3 Resen 008,748
4th Kruševo 005,570
5 Demir Hisar 002,593

Ethnic structure

The Macedonians represent the largest ethnic group , followed by the Albanians and the Roma .

number %
All in all 221.019 100.00
Macedonians 196.110 088.72
Albanians 008,018 003.62
Roma 007,054 003.19
Turks 004,553 002.06
Wallachians 002,307 001.04
Other 002,765 001.24

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