Pelagonia Statistical Region
The Pelagonia Statistical Region is one of eight statistical regions of North Macedonia. It is located in southwestern part of the country along the eponymous plain. It borders Greece and Albania. Internally, it borders the Southwestern and Vardar statistical regions.Municipalities
Pelagonia statistical region is divided into 9 municipalities:
- Bitola
- Demir Hisar
- Dolneni
- Krivogaštani
- Kruševo
- Mogila
- Novaci
- Prilep
- Resen
Demographics
Population
The population of the Pelagonia Statistical Region is 238,136 citizens, or 11.8% of the population of the Republic of North Macedonia, according to the census of 2002.
Census Year | Population | Change |
1994 | 214,709 | N/A |
2002 | 238,136 | +10.91% |
Ethnicities
The largest ethnic group in the region are Macedonians.
| Number | % |
TOTAL | 238,136 | 100 |
Macedonians | 204,471 | 85.9 |
Albanians | 11,634 | 4.9 |
Romany | 7,230 | 3.0 |
Turks | 7,150 | 3.0 |
Bosniaks | 2,380 | 1.0 |
Vlachs | 2,307 | 1.0 |
Serbs | 713 | 0.3 |
others | 2,251 | 1.0 |