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North Macedonia Map & Atlas

Political, physical and population maps of North Macedonia with its 84 first-level divisions, the capital Skopje and largest cities, plus ethnic, religious and language maps.

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Administrative divisions of North Macedonia

Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries · 84 units

North Macedonia is divided into 84 first-level administrative divisions:

AerodromAračinovoBerovoBitolaBogdanciBogovinjeBosilovoBrodBrvenicaButelČairČaškaCentarCentar župaČešinovo-ObleševoČučer SandevoDebarDebarcaDelčevoDemir HisarDemir KapijaDojranDolneniDrugovoGazi BabaGevgelijaGjorče PetrovGostivarGradskoIlindenJegunovceKarbinciKarpošKavadartsiKičevoKisela VodaKočaniKončeKratovoKriva PalankaKrivogaštaniKruševoKumanovoLipkovoLozovoMakedonska KamenicaMavrovo and RostusaMogilaNegotinoNovaciNovo SeloOhridOslomejPehčevoPlasnicaPrilepProbištipRadovišRankovceResenRosomanSarajSkopjeSopišteStaro NagoričaneŠtipStrugaStrumitsaStudeničaniŠuto OrizariSveti NikoleTearceTetovoValandovoVasilevoVelesVevčaniVinicaVranešticaVrapcišteZajasZelenikovoŽelinoZrnovci

Largest cities in North Macedonia

Urban-area estimates · Natural Earth
#CityPopulation
1SkopjeCapital494,087
2Tetovo119,132
3Bitola86,528

Skopje is the largest urban area in North Macedonia with about 494,087 people.

Terrain, rivers & lakes

Terrain tiles · Natural Earth rivers & lakes

Highest terrain in North Macedonia: ≈ 2,717 m — read from the global elevation model, so summit heights are approximate. The physical map paints elevation bands from green lowlands to brown highlands.

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Ethnic groups in North Macedonia

CIA World Factbook · 2021
Macedonian
58.4%Albanian
24.3%Turkish
3.9%Romani
2.5%Serb
1.3%other
2.3%no ethnic affiliation data available
7.2%

Macedonian 58.4%, Albanian 24.3%, Turkish 3.9%, Romani 2.5%, Serb 1.3%, other 2.3%, no ethnic affiliation data available 7.2% (2021 est.)

Regionally, Macedonian is the most common ethnic group across most of the 84 divisions, while Albanian predominates in 16 divisions (Struga, Debar, Gostivar, Tetovo, Bogovinje, Vrapcište, …); Turkish predominates in 2 divisions (Centar župa, Plasnica); Romani predominates in 1 division (Šuto Orizari).

Source: CIA World Factbook (2021 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Religions in North Macedonia

CIA World Factbook · 2021
Orthodox
46.1%Islam
32.2%Christian
13.2%Other
7.2%less than
1%

Orthodox 46.1%, Islam 32.2%, Christian 13.2%, Other 7.2%; less than 1%: atheist, Catholic, other religions, not specified, Protestant (2021 est.)

Regionally, Orthodox is the most common religious group across most of the 84 divisions, while Islam predominates in 21 divisions (Struga, Debar, Gostivar, Tetovo, Bogovinje, Vrapcište, …).

Source: CIA World Factbook (2021 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Languages in North Macedonia

CIA World Factbook · 2021
Macedonian
61.4%Albanian
24.3%Turkish
3.4%Romani
1.7%other and Bosnian)
2%unspecified
7.2%

Macedonian (official) 61.4%, Albanian (official) 24.3%, Turkish 3.4%, Romani 1.7%, other (includes Aromanian (Vlach) and Bosnian) 2%, unspecified 7.2% (2021 est.)

Regionally, Macedonian is the most common language group across most of the 84 divisions, while Albanian predominates in 16 divisions (Struga, Debar, Gostivar, Tetovo, Bogovinje, Vrapcište, …); Turkish predominates in 2 divisions (Centar župa, Plasnica); Romani predominates in 1 division (Šuto Orizari).

Source: CIA World Factbook (2021 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

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Sources: boundaries, cities, rivers and lakes from Natural Earth (public domain, 1:10m); elevation from the AWS Open Data terrain tiles (SRTM/GMTED); ethnic, religious and language shares from the CIA World Factbook; regional dominance compiled by Glostats from national censuses and surveys. Page generated 2026-10-19. More about our data.