Skopje Statistical Region
| Skopje Statistical Region Скопски | |
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| statistical region | |
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| Country |
 Macedonia |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,818 km2 (702 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 617,646 |
| • Density | 340/km2 (880/sq mi) |
The Skopje Statistical Region is one of eight statistical regions of the Republic of Macedonia. Skopje, located in northern Macedonia, borders Kosovo to the north. Internally, it borders the Vardar, Polog, Northeastern, Eastern, and Southwestern statistical regions.
Municipalities
The municipalities of the region
The region consists of the City of Skopje and the following municipalities:
Demographics
Map of the majority ethnic groups in the region
Population
The current population of the Skopje Statistical Region is 578,144 citizens, according to the last population census in 2002, accounting for 28.6% of the total national population. The region is the largest by population in Macedonia.
Ethnicities
| Number | % | |
| TOTAL | 578,144 | 100 |
| Macedonians | 367,413 | 63.6 |
| Albanians | 133,893 | 23.2 |
| Romany | 23,903 | 4.1 |
| Serbs | 18,051 | 3.1 |
| Turks | 12,123 | 2.1 |
| Bosniaks | 10,880 | 1.9 |
| others | 11,881 | 2.1 |
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Coordinates: 42°00′00″N 21°26′00″E / 42.0000°N 21.4333°E
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