Southwestern Statistical Region

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Southwestern Statistical Region
Југозападен
statistical region
Southwestern statistical region en.svg
Country  Macedonia
Area
 • Total 3,280 km2 (1,270 sq mi)
Population (2014)
 • Total 220,065
 • Density 67/km2 (170/sq mi)

The Southwestern Statistical Region is one of eight statistical regions of the Republic of Macedonia. Southwestern, located in the west and southwestern part of the country, borders Albania to the west. Internally, it borders the Pelagonia, Polog, Skopje, and Vardar statistical regions.

Municipalities

Map of the municipalities of the region (2004-2013).

Southwestern statistical region is divided into 9 municipalities:

Demographics

Map of the majority ethnic groups by municipality (2004-2013).

Population

The current population of the Southwestern statistical region is 221,546 citizens, according to the last population census in 2002.

Census Year Population Change
1994 211,046 N/A
2002 221,546 +5.0%

Ethnicities

The largest group in the region is the Macedonians, followed by Albanians. Turks also account for a small population.

Number %
TOTAL 221,546 100
Macedonians 107,387 48.5
Albanians 81,863 36.9
Turks 21,431 9.7
Roma 2,826 1.3
others 8,039 3.6


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