The Republic of Macedonia is divided in eight arbitrary statistical regions. Southwestern, located in the west and southwestern part of the country, borders Albania to the west. Internally, it borders Pelagonia, Polog, Skopje, and Vardar statistical regions.

Municipalities

Southwestern statistical region is divided into 13 municipalities:

1. Centar Župa
2. Debar
3. Debarca
4. Drugovo
5. Kičevo
6. Makedonski Brod
7. Ohrid
8. Oslomej
9. Plasnica
10. Struga
11. Vevčani
12. Vraneštica
13. Zajas

Demographics

Population

The current population of the Southwestern statistical region is 221,651 citizens, according to the last population census in 2002.

Census Year	Population	Change
1994	211,046	N/A
2002	221,651	+5.89%

Largest settlements

Following is a list of the largest cities, towns, and villages in the region.

Rank	City	Population
1	Ohrid	42,003
2	Kičevo	30,138
3	Struga	16,559
4	Debar	14,561
5	Zajas	4,712
6	Makedonski Brod	3,740
7	Vevčani	2,433
8	Plasnica	2,288
9	Drugovo	1,492

Ethnicities

The largest group in the region is ethnic Macedonians, followed by Albanians. Turks also account for a small population.

	Number	%
TOTAL	221,651	100
Macedonians	107,565	48.52
Albanians	82,418	37.18
Turks	21,266	9.59
Romany	2,813	1.26
others	4,285	1.93