Eastern Statistical Region
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Eastern Statistical Region
Источен Регион | |
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 Mountains on the Border with Bulgaria | |
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| Country |  North Macedonia |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,539 km2 (1,366 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 150,234 |
| • Density | 42.45/km2 (109.9/sq mi) |
| HDI (2017) | 0.741[2] high · 5th of 8 |
The Eastern Statistical Region (Macedonian: Источен Регион, romanized: Istočen Region) 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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The Eastern Statistical Region is divided into 11 municipalities:
Berovo Municipality
Češinovo-Obleševo- Delčevo Municipality
- Karbinci Municipality
- Kočani Municipality
- Makedonska Kamenica Municipality
- Pehčevo Municipality
- Probištip Municipality
- Štip Municipality
- Vinica
- Zrnovci Municipality
Demographics
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[edit | edit source]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 |
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| 1994 | 180,039 | N/A |
| 2002 | 181,858 | +1.01% |
| 2021 | 150,234 | -13.38% |
Ethnicities
[edit | edit source]The largest ethnic group in the region are the Macedonians.
| 2002 | 2021 | |||
| Number | % | Number | % | |
| TOTAL | 181,858 | 100 | 150,234 | 100 |
| Macedonians | 168,046 | 92.4 | 126,553 | 84.24 |
| Roma | 6,929 | 3.81 | 6,126 | 4.08 |
| Turks | 3,163 | 1.74 | 2,958 | 1.97 |
| Vlachs | 2,535 | 1.39 | 1,892 | 1.26 |
| Serbs | 594 | 0.33 | 330 | 0.22 |
| Albanians | 20 | 0.01 | 101 | 0.07 |
| Bosniaks | 25 | 0.02 | 45 | 0.02 |
| Others / Undeclared / Unknown | 546 | 0.3 | 795 | 0.53 |
| Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources | 11,434 | 7.61 | ||
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Eastern Statistical Region.
- File:Wikivoyage-Logo-v3-icon.svg Eastern Macedonia travel guide from Wikivoyage
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