Pelagonia Statistical Region

Location of Pelagonia statistical region

The Pelagonia Statistical Region is one of eight arbitrary statistical regions in the Republic of 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

Map of the municipalities of the region

Pelagonia statistical region is divided into 9 municipalities:

• Bitola
• Demir Hisar
• Dolneni
• Krivogaštani
• Kruševo
• Mogila
• Novaci
• Prilep
• Resen

Demographics

Map of the majority ethnic groups in the region

Population

The population of the Pelagonia Statistical Region is 238,136 citizens, or 11.8% of the population of the Republic of 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 the 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

See also

• Pelagonia