The Eastern Statistical Region () is one of eight

statistical regions of North Macedonia North Macedonia is divided into eight statistical regions. Regions See also *List of regions of North Macedonia by Human Development Index *Municipalities of North Macedonia References

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. Eastern, located in the eastern part of the country, borders

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. Internally, it borders the

Vardar The Vardar (; , , ) or Axios (, ) is the longest river in North Macedonia and a major river in Greece, where it reaches the Aegean Sea at Thessaloniki. It is long, out of which are in Greece, and drains an area of around . The maximum depth of ...

Skopje Skopje ( , ; ; , sq-definite, Shkupi) is the capital and largest city of North Macedonia. It lies in the northern part of the country, in the Skopje Basin, Skopje Valley along the Vardar River, and is the political, economic, and cultura ...

, Northeastern, and Southeastern statistical regions.

Municipalities

The Eastern Statistical Region is divided into 11 municipalities: * * * * * * * * * * *

Demographics

Population

The current population of the Eastern Statistical Region is 150,234 citizens or 8.2% of the total population of the Republic of North Macedonia, according to the last population census in 2021.

Ethnicities

The largest ethnic group in the region are the Macedonians.

References

External links

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