{{Infobox settlement <!-- See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions --> | name = Polog Statistical Region | native_name = Полошки Регион <br> Rajoni i Pollogut | settlement_type = Statistical region | image_skyline = Gorna Leshnica Shara.jpg | imagesize = | image_alt = | image_caption = Šar Mountains | image_flag = | flag_size = | flag_alt = | image_seal = | seal_size = | seal_alt = | image_shield = Logo of Polog Region.svg | shield_size = | shield_alt = | image_blank_emblem = | blank_emblem_type = | blank_emblem_size = | blank_emblem_alt = | nickname = | motto = | image_map = Polog statistical region en.svg | mapsize = | map_alt = | map_caption = | image_map1 = | mapsize1 = | map_alt1 = | map_caption1 = | image_dot_map = | dot_mapsize = | dot_map_base_alt = | dot_map_alt = | dot_map_caption = | dot_x = | dot_y = | pushpin_map = | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_mapsize = | pushpin_map_caption = | coordinates_footnotes = | subdivision_type = | subdivision_name = | subdivision_type1 = | subdivision_name1 = | subdivision_type2 = | subdivision_name2 = | established_title = | established_date = | founder = | named_for = | seat_type = | seat = | government_footnotes = | government_type = | leader_party = | leader_title = | leader_name = | leader_title1 = | leader_name1 = | total_type = | unit_pref = | area_magnitude = | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 2479 | area_total_sq_mi = | area_total_dunam = | area_land_km2 = | area_land_sq_mi = | area_water_km2 = | area_water_sq_mi = | area_water_percent = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | elevation_ft = | population_footnotes = <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://citypopulation.de/en/northmacedonia/cities/|title = North Macedonia: Statistical Regions & Major Settlements - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information}}</ref> | population_total = 251,552 | population_as_of = 2021 | population_density_km2 = auto | population_density_sq_mi = | population_est = | pop_est_as_of = | population_demonym = | population_note = | timezone1 = | utc_offset1 = | timezone1_DST = | utc_offset1_DST = | postal_code_type = | postal_code = | area_code_type = | area_code = | blank_name_sec2 = HDI (2017) | blank_info_sec2 = 0.767<ref name="GlobalDataLab">{{Cite web|url=https://hdi.globaldatalab.org/areadata/shdi/|title=Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab|website=hdi.globaldatalab.org|language=en|access-date=2018-09-13}}</ref><br/>{{color|#0c0|high}} · 6th of 8 | website = {{URL|https://rdcpolog.mk/}} | footnotes = | official_name = }}
The '''Polog Statistical Region''' ({{langx|mk|Полошки Регион|Pološki Region}}; {{langx|sq|Rajoni i Pollogut}}) is one of eight statistical regions of the Republic of North Macedonia. Polog, located in the northwestern part of the country, borders Albania and Kosovo. Internally, it borders the Southwestern and Skopje statistical regions.
==Municipalities== right|thumb|350px|The municipalities of the Polog statistical region
Polog is divided into 9 municipalities: *20px|Bogovinje Municipality coat of arms Bogovinje *20px|Brvenica Municipality coat of arms Brvenica *20px|Gostivar Municipality coat of arms Gostivar *20px|Jegunovce Municipality coat of arms Jegunovce *20px|Mavrovo and Rostuša Municipality coat of arms Mavrovo and Rostuša *20px|Tearce Municipality coat of arms Tearce *20px|Tetovo Municipality coat of arms Tetovo *20px|Vrapčište Municipality coat of arms Vrapčište *20px|Želino Municipality coat of arms Želino
==Demographics== thumb|right|350px|Map of the majority ethnic groups in the region.
===Population=== The current population of the Polog statistical region is 304,125 citizens, according to the last population census in 2002.
{|class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Census Year ! Population ! Change |- | 1994 | 282,432 | N/A |- | 2002 | 304,125 | +8.24% |- |2021 |251,552 | -17.4% |}
===Ethnicities=== The largest ethnic group in the region are the Albanians (68.91%) followed by the Macedonians (17.21%), Turks (6.04%), Roma (1.7%). {| border=1 cellpadding=4 cellspacing=0 class="toccolours" style="align: left; margin: 0.5em 0 0 0; border-style: solid; border: 1px solid #7f7f7f; border-right-width: 2px; border-bottom-width: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;" | style="background:#F5F5DC;" | | colspan="2" style="background:#F5F5DC;" align="center"|2002 | colspan="2" style="background:#F5F5DC;" align="center"|2021 |- | style="background:#F5F5DC;" | | style="background:#F5F5DC;" align="center" | <small>Number</small> | style="background:#F5F5DC;" align="center" | <small>%</small> | style="background:#F5F5DC;" align="center" | <small>Number</small> | style="background:#F5F5DC;" align="center" | <small>%</small> |- | style="background:#c1c1c1;" | '''TOTAL''' | style="background:#c1c1c1;" align="center"| '''304,125''' | style="background:#c1c1c1;" align="center"| 100 | style="background:#c1c1c1;" align="center"| '''251,552''' | style="background:#c1c1c1;" align="center"| 100 |- | style="background:#F5F5DC;" | Albanians | align="center"|222,679 | align="center"|73.22 | align="center"|173,344 | align="center"|68.91 |- | style="background:#F5F5DC;" | Macedonians | align="center"|56,079 | align="center"|18.44 | align="center"|43,285 | align="center"|17.21 |- | style="background:#F5F5DC;" | Turks | align="center"|17,394 | align="center"|5.72 | align="center"|15,182 | align="center"|6.04 |- | style="background:#F5F5DC;" | Roma | align="center"|4,717 | align="center"|1.55 | align="center"|4,264 | align="center"|1.7 |- | style="background:#F5F5DC;" | Serbs | align="center"|977 | align="center"|0.32 | align="center"|494 | align="center"|0.2 |- | style="background:#F5F5DC;" | Bosniaks | align="center"|251 | align="center"|0.08 | align="center"|271 | align="center"|0.1 |- | style="background:#F5F5DC;" | Vlachs | align="center"|30 | align="center"|0.01 | align="center"|31 | align="center"|0.01 |- | style="background:#F5F5DC;" | Others / Undeclared / Unknown | align="center"|1,998 | align="center"|0.66 | align="center"|2,021 | align="center"|0.8 |- | style="background:#F5F5DC;" | Persons for whom data are taken from the administrative sources | | | align="center"|12,660 | align="center"|5.03 |}
==See also== *Polog
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{commons category-inline|Polog Statistical Region}}
{{Regions of Macedonia}}
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