The Pelagonia Statistical Region is one of eight arbitrary statistical regions in the Republic of Macedonia

Republic of Macedonia

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. It is located in southwestern part of the country along the eponymous plain

Pelagonia

This is about the geographical plain between Greece and the Republic of Macedonia. For the political unit in Macedonia, go to Pelagonia Statistical Region....

. It borders Greece

Greece

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 and Albania

Albania

Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...

. Internally, it borders the Southwestern

Southwestern statistical region

The Southwestern Statistical Region is one of eight arbitrary statistical regions in the Republic of Macedonia. Southwestern, located in the west and southwestern part of the country, borders Albania to the west...

 and Vardar

Vardar statistical region

The Vardar Statistical Region is one of eight arbitrary statistical regions in the Republic of Macedonia. Vardar, located in the central part of Macedonia, borders Greece to the south. Internally, it borders the Pelagonia, Southwestern, Skopje, Southeastern, and Eastern...

 statistical regions.

Municipalities

Pelagonia statistical region is divided into 9 municipalities:

• Bitola
  Bitola municipality
  Bitola is a municipality in southern Republic of Macedonia. Bitola is also the name of the city where the municipal seat is found. The municipality is located in the Pelagonia Statistical Region.-Geography:...
  
  
• Demir Hisar
  Demir Hisar municipality
  Demir Hisar is a municipality in southwestern Republic of Macedonia. Demir Hisar, which means "iron fortress" in Turkish, is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found...
  
  
• Dolneni
  Dolneni municipality
  Dolneni is a municipality in central Republic of Macedonia. Dolneni is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. The municipality is part of the Pelagonia Statistical Region.-Geography:...
  
  
• Krivogaštani
  Krivogaštani municipality
  Krivogaštani is a municipality in western Republic of Macedonia. Krivogaštani is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found...
  
  
• Kruševo
  Kruševo municipality
  Kruševo is a municipality in central Republic of Macedonia. Kruševo is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. This municipality is part of the Pelagonia Statistical Region.-Geography:...
  
  
• Mogila
  Mogila municipality
  Mogila is a municipality in south-central Republic of Macedonia. Mogila is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. Mogila Municipality is part of the Pelagonia Statistical Region.-Geography:...
  
  
• Novaci
  Novaci municipality
  Novaci is a municipality in southern Republic of Macedonia. Novaci is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. Novaci Municipality is a part of the Pelagonia Statistical Region.-History:...
  
  
• Prilep
  Prilep municipality
  Prilep is a municipality in southern Republic of Macedonia. Prilep is also the name of the city where the municipal seat is found. It is located in the Pelagonia Statistical Region.-Geography:...
  
  
• Resen
  Resen municipality
  Resen is a municipality in southwestern Republic of Macedonia. Resen is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. Resen Municipality is located in the Pelagonia Statistical Region.-Geography:...
  
  

Demographics

Population

The population of the Pelagonia Statistical Region is 238,136 citizens, or 11.8% of the population of the Republic of Macedonia, according to the census of 2002.

Census Year	Population	Change
1994	214,709	N/A
2002	238,136	+10.91%

Ethnicities

The largest ethnic group in the region are the Macedonians

Macedonians (ethnic group)

The Macedonians also referred to as Macedonian Slavs: "... the term Slavomacedonian was introduced and was accepted by the community itself, which at the time had a much more widespread non-Greek Macedonian ethnic consciousness...

.

	Number	%
TOTAL	238,136	100
Macedonians Macedonians (ethnic group) The Macedonians also referred to as Macedonian Slavs: "... the term Slavomacedonian was introduced and was accepted by the community itself, which at the time had a much more widespread non-Greek Macedonian ethnic consciousness...	204,471	85.9
Albanians Albanians Albanians are a nation and ethnic group native to Albania and neighbouring countries. They speak the Albanian language. More than half of all Albanians live in Albania and Kosovo...	11,634	4.9
Romany	7,230	3.0
Turks Turkish people Turkish people, also known as the "Turks" , are an ethnic group primarily living in Turkey and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities had been established in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Romania...	7,150	3.0
Bosniaks Bosniaks The Bosniaks or Bosniacs are a South Slavic ethnic group, living mainly in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a smaller minority also present in other lands of the Balkan Peninsula especially in Serbia, Montenegro and Croatia...	2,380	1.0
Vlachs Vlachs Vlach is a blanket term covering several modern Latin peoples descending from the Latinised population in Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe. English variations on the name include: Walla, Wlachs, Wallachs, Vlahs, Olahs or Ulahs...	2,307	1.0
Serbs Serbs The Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in...	713	0.3
others	2,251	1.0