The Polog Statistical Region ( mk, Полошки Регион;

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: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

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. Internally, it borders the

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Skopje Skopje ( , , ; mk, Скопје ; sq, Shkup) is the capital and largest city of North Macedonia. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre. The territory of Skopje has been inhabited since at least 4000 BC; r ...

statistical regions.

Municipalities

Polog is divided into 9 municipalities: *

Bogovinje Bogovinje ( mk, ; sq, Bogovinë /bɒgɒviːnə/) is a village in the municipality of Bogovinje, North Macedonia. It is a seat of the Bogovinje municipality. Sports The village also has a stadium home to FK Drita FK or fk may refer to: In arts ...

Coat of arms of Municipality of Brvenica

Brvenica * Coat of arms of Gostivar Municipality

Gostivar Gostivar ( mk, Гостивар , Albanian and Turkish: ''Gostivar''), is a city in North Macedonia, located in the upper Polog valley region. It is one of the largest municipalities in the country with a population of 81,042, and the town also ...

* Jegunovce * Mavrovo and Rostuša *

Tearce Tearce ( mk, Теарце , sq, Tearcë) is a village located 12 km to the northeast of Tetovo, in northwestern North Macedonia, about 15 kilometres from the border with Kosovo. It is a seat of the Tearce municipality. Population 3,974 (200 ...

Tetovo Tetovo ( mk, Тетово, , sq, Tetovë/Tetova) is a city in the northwestern part of North Macedonia, built on the foothills of Šar Mountain and divided by the Pena River. The municipality of Tetovo covers an area of at above sea level, w ...

* Vrapčište *

Želino Želino ( mk, , sq, Zhelinë) is a village and seat of the municipality of Želino, North Macedonia. History According to the 1467-68 Ottoman defter, Želino appears as being largely inhabited by an Orthodox Christian Albanian population. Due ...

Demographics

Ethnic groups in the Polog Region of North Macedonia en

Population

The current population of the Polog statistical region is 304,125 citizens, according to the last population census in 2002.

Ethnicities

Polog is the only statistical region in North Macedonia where Macedonians are not the majority.

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