Polog Statistical Region

The Polog region ( Macedonian Poloski region Полошки регион; Albanian Rajoni Pollog ) is one of the eight statistical regions in the Republic of Macedonia; the highest administrative level. The management unit is further divided into nine Opštini, which represent the last administrative level. The region is in the northwest of the country, bordering Kosovo and Albania. Neighboring regions to the east that of Skopje and in the south that of the Southwest.

Regions meet in Macedonia no administrative tasks, but are only for statistical purposes since. However, Some of them are based on historical regions that are economically and culturally linked and were.

Structure

The Polog region is composed of the following nine Opštini:

Demography

Population

The main towns

Ethnicities

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

Swell

  • Final results of the 2002 census (2.18 MB, English, PDF), published by the Macedonian Bureau of Statistics, last accessed 26 March 2011
  • Edition of publications of the Census of population, house holds and dwellings, 2002, selection of various publications of the 2002 census by the Macedonian Bureau of Statistics, last accessed 26 March 2011
  • Ministry of Local Self-Government ( Macedonian and Albanian), last accessed 26 March 2011

North East | East | Pelagonia | Polog | Skopje | southeast | southwest | Vardar

  • Region in Macedonia
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