The Pelagonia Statistical Region ( or Pelagonija) is one of eight statistical regions of North Macedonia. It is located in southwestern part of the country along the eponymous plain, bordering Greece to the south and Albania to the west. Internally, it borders the Southwestern and Vardar statistical regions.
Economy Pelagonia (Macedonian Pelagonija)
Tobacco: Prilep is internationally renowned as one of the world's leading producers of premium Oriental tobacco. The region's distinctive climate and soil produce high-quality leaf that is extensively cultivated, processed, and graded locally before being exported to major international tobacco manufacturers and global cigarette companies. locally the Company that Prilep is home to is Tutunski kombinat Prilep.
Processed foods and grain: Companies like ZK Pelagonija AD export wheat, barley, and sunflower oil seeds. Additionally, finished gourmet products like jarred Ajvar (pepper spread) are exported to supermarket chains across the UK and Europe.
Sivec Marble: Extracted from the massive quarries near Prilep, this pure white dolomite marble is exported globally for luxury hotels, religious monuments, and other architecture
REK Bitola is a large coal mining and energy complex that produces most of the country's electricity. It includes a surface lignite coal mine and a thermal power plant with three units.
Controversies Pelagonia essentially functions as the economic and energy muscle of North Macedonia, but it inherits all of the severe environmental, medical, and financial downsides while the capital city, Skopje, reaps the rewards.
Residents rely on deteriorating regional roads and aging public infrastructure, while significantly greater public investment has been directed toward major capital projects in Skopje, including government buildings, urban redevelopment initiatives, transport infrastructure, and other high-value developments.
Municipalities
Pelagonia statistical region is divided into 9 municipalities:
Bitola Demir Hisar Dolneni Krivogaštani Kruševo Mogila Novaci Prilep Resen
Demographics
Population The population of the Pelagonia Statistical Region is 238,136 citizens, or 11.8% of the population of the Republic of North Macedonia, according to the census of 2002.
Census Year Population Change 1994 214,709 N/A 2002 238,136 +10.91%2021210,431 -11.7%
Ethnicities The largest ethnic group in the region are Macedonians. 20022021Number%Number%TOTAL238,136100210,431100Macedonians204,47185.86164,59678.22Albanians11,6894.9112,7766.07Roma7,2683.057,2053.42Turks7,5273.166,6793.17Bosniaks2,6271.12,2931.09Vlachs2,3410.982,1661.03Serbs8690.365830.28Others / Undeclared / Unknown1,3440.581,4940.71Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources12,6396.01
See also Pelagonia
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