Vardar Statistical Region

Location of 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. The Vardar Statistical Region is named after the Vardar River, which runs through the region.

Municipalities

The municipalities of the region

Vardar statistical region is divided into 9 municipalities:

• Čaška
• Demir Kapija
• Gradsko
• Kavadarci
• Lozovo
• Negotino
• Rosoman
• Sveti Nikole
• Veles

Geography

The Vardar Statistical Region is bisected by the Vardar River and is bounded to the south by Greece. The region is flatter than most of the rest of the country.

Demographics

Map of the largest ethnic groups in the region

Population

The current population of the Vardar Statistical Region is 154,535 citizens, according to the last population census in 2002, making it the least populous of the eight statistical regions.

Census year	Population	Change
1994	130,793	N/A
2002	154,535	+18.2%

Ethnicities

The largest ethnic group in the region is the Macedonians.

	Number	%
TOTAL	154,535	100
Macedonians	137,520	89.0
Albanians	5,127	3.3
Turks	3,026	2.0
Bosniaks	2,871	1.9
Serbs	1,386	0.9
Roma	1,259	0.8
other	3,346	2.2

See also

• Vardar