Southwestern Statistical Region


The Southwestern Statistical Region is one of eight statistical regions of North 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

Southwestern statistical region is divided into 9 municipalities:

Population

The current population of the Southwestern statistical region is 221,546 citizens, according to the last population census in 2002.
Census YearPopulationChange
1994211,046N/A
2002221,546+5.0%

Ethnicities

The largest group in the region is the Macedonians, followed by Albanians. Turks also account for a small population.
Number%
TOTAL221,546100
Macedonians107,38748.5
Albanians81,86336.9
Turks21,4319.7
Roma2,8261.3
others8,0393.6