The Skopje Statistical Region ( mk, Скопски Регион; Albanian: Rajoni i Shkupit) is one of eight Statistical regions of North Macedonia. Skopje, located in the north of the country, borders

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to the north. Internally, it borders the

Vardar The Vardar (; mk, , , ) or Axios () is the longest river in North Macedonia and the second longest river in Greece, in which it reaches the Aegean Sea at Thessaloniki. It is long, out of which are in Greece, and drains an area of around . Th ...

, Polog, Northeastern, Eastern, and

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statistical regions.

Municipalities

The region consists of the City of Skopje and the following municipalities: *

Aračinovo Aračinovo ( mk, Арачиново , sq, Haraçinë) is a village and seat of the municipality of Aračinovo, North Macedonia. History During the 2001 Macedonia conflict, it was occupied by ethnic Albanian insurgents. Later, during violenc ...

* Čučer-Sandevo * Ilinden * Petrovec * Sopište * Studeničani * Zelenikovo

Demographics

Ethnic groups in Skopje Region of North Macedonia en

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 North Macedonia.

Ethnicities

References

{{Reflist Statistical regions of North Macedonia Geography of Skopje Aračinovo Municipality Čučer-Sandevo Municipality Ilinden Municipality Petrovec Municipality Sopište Municipality Studeničani Municipality Zelenikovo Municipality