The Eastern Statistical Region (Macedonian: Источен Регион) is one of eight statistical regions of North Macedonia. Eastern, located in the eastern part of the country, borders Bulgaria. Internally, it borders the Vardar, Skopje, Northeastern, and Southeastern statistical regions.
Municipalities
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Eastern statistical region is divided into 11 municipalities:
Berovo Municipality
Češinovo-Obleševo
Delčevo Municipality
Karbinci
Kočani
Makedonska Kamenica
Pehčevo
Probištip
Štip
Vinica
Zrnovci
Demographics
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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.
Census Year | Population | Change |
---|---|---|
1994 | 180,039 | N/A |
2002 | 181,858 | +1.01% |
2021 | 150,234 | -13.38% |
Ethnicities
The largest ethnic group in the region are the Macedonians.
2002 | 2021 | |||
Number | % | Number | % | |
TOTAL | 181,858 | 100 | 150,234 | 100 |
Macedonians | 168,046 | 92.41 | 126,553 | 84.24 |
Roma | 6,876 | 3.78 | 6,126 | 4.08 |
Turks | 2,794 | 1.54 | 2,958 | 1.97 |
Vlachs | 2,074 | 1.14 | 1,892 | 1.26 |
others | 2,068 | 1.14 | 1,271 | 0.84 |
Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources | n/a | n/a | 11,434 | 7.61 |
41°55′48″N 22°24′00″E / 41.9300°N 22.4000°E
References
- ^ "North Macedonia: Statistical Regions & Major Settlements - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information".
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
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