Southeast Region (North Macedonia)
The Southeast Region ( Macedonian Југоисточен регион Jugoistočen region ) is one of the eight statistical regions , the highest administrative level in North Macedonia . The administrative unit is divided into 10 municipalities, which represent the lowest administrative level. The region is located in the south-east of the country and borders Bulgaria and Greece . Neighboring regions are the east region in the north and the Vardar region in the west .
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 southeast region is made up of the following ten opštini:
population
population
year | Residents | change |
---|---|---|
1994 | 167.941 | - |
2002 | 171,416 | + 3.13% |
Biggest places
rank | city | Residents |
---|---|---|
1 | Strumica | 35,311 |
2 | Radoviš | 16,223 |
3 | Gevgelija | 15,685 |
4th | Bogdanci | 6.011 |
5 | Valandovo | 4,402 |
Ethnic structure
The Macedonians represent the largest ethnic group , followed by the Turks and the Serbs .
number | % | |
All in all | 171,416 | 100 |
Macedonians | 154,957 | 90.39 |
Turks | 12,661 | 7.38 |
Serbs | 1,194 | 0.69 |
Other | 2,604 | 1.51 |
Web links
numbers
- Final results of the 2002 census (PDF; 2.18 MB; English), published by the Macedonian Statistical Office; Retrieved September 9, 2011
Names
- Ministry of Local Self-Government (Macedonian, Albanian and English); Retrieved September 9, 2011