Northeastern Statistical Region

Northeastern statistical region Североисточен плански регион
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Area
• Total	2,306 km2 (890 sq mi)
Population (2014)
• Total	176,174
• Density	76/km2 (200/sq mi)

The Northeastern Statistical Region (Macedonian: Североисточен плански регион) is one of eight arbitrary statistical regions in the Republic of Macedonia. It borders Kosovo and Serbia to the north and Bulgaria to the east, while internally, it borders the Skopje and Eastern statistical regions.

Municipalities

The municipalities of the region

Northeastern Statistical Region is divided into six municipalities:

• Kratovo
• Kriva Palanka
• Kumanovo
• Lipkovo
• Rankovce
• Staro Nagoričane

Demographics

Population

The current population of the Northeastern Statistical Region is 172,787 citizens or 8.5% of the total population of the Republic of Macedonia, according to the last population census in 2002.

Census year	Population	Change
1994	163,841	N/A
2002	172,787	+5.46%

Ethnicities

Map of the majority ethnic groups in the region.

The largest group in the region is the Macedonians. Albanians, Serbs, and Roma also account for a significant population.

	Number	%
TOTAL	172,787	100
Macedonians	102,108	59.1
Albanians	53,650	31.0
Serbs	10,461	6.1
Roma	5,132	3.0
others	1,436	0.8