The Pelagonia Statistical Region ( mk, Пелагониски Регион) is one of eight statistical regions of North Macedonia. It is located in southwestern part of the country along the eponymous plain. It borders

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statistical regions.

Municipalities

Pelagonia statistical region is divided into 9 municipalities: *

Bitola Bitola (; mk, Битола ) is a city in the southwestern part of North Macedonia. It is located in the southern part of the Pelagonia valley, surrounded by the Baba, Nidže, and Kajmakčalan mountain ranges, north of the Medžitlija-Níki ...

* Demir Hisar *

Dolneni Dolneni () is a village in the municipality of Dolneni, North Macedonia. It is located at the center of the plain of Prilepsko Pole (Prilep field), 10 km northwest of Prilep city and it is a seat of the Dolneni municipality Dolneni (, sq ...

Krivogaštani Krivogaštani ( mk, ) is a village situated near Prilep on the Pelagonian plain in North Macedonia. The village is a seat of the Krivogaštani municipality. Demographics According to the 1467-68 Ottoman defter, Krivogaštani appears being largel ...

Kruševo Kruševo ( mk, Крушево ; rup, Crushuva "Crușuva") is a town in North Macedonia. In Macedonian the name means the 'place of pear trees'. It is the highest town in North Macedonia and one of the highest in the Balkans, situated at an alti ...

* Mogila * Novaci *

Prilep Prilep ( mk, Прилеп ) is the fourth-largest city in North Macedonia. It has a population of 66,246 and is known as "the city under Marko's Towers" because of its proximity to the towers of Prince Marko. Name The name of Prilep appear ...

* Resen

Demographics

Ethnic groups in the Pelagonia Region of North Macedonia en

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.

Ethnicities

The largest ethnic group in the region are Macedonians.

References

{{Regions of Macedonia Statistical regions of North Macedonia Pelagonia Bitola Municipality Demir Hisar Municipality Dolneni Municipality Krivogaštani Municipality Kruševo Municipality Mogila Municipality Novaci Municipality Prilep Municipality Resen Municipality

Municipalities

Demographics

Population

Ethnicities

See also

References