Pirin Macedonia (region)
It covers an area of about 6,798 km2 which is 10.18% of the geographical region Macedonia. One of the regional centers is Blagoevgrad, also known as Gorna Dzumaya, the old name of the city. The region is bordering with Kyustendil Province and Sofia Province on the north, Pazardzhik Province and Smolyan Province on the east, Greece on the south and Republic of Macedonia on the west. The population is estimated around 325.000 people.
Macedonians (ethnic group)
Macedonians represent the second largest ethnic minority population in [[Albania]]. Albania recognises the existence of a Macedonian minority within the [[Mala Prespa]] region, most of which is comprised by [[Liqenas Municipality]]. Macedonians have full minority rights within this region, including the right to education and the provision of other services in the [[Macedonian language]]. There also exist unrecognised Macedonian populations living in the [[Gollaborda|Golo Brdo]] region, the "Dolno Pole" area near the town of [[Peshkopi]], around [[Lake Ohrid]] and [[Korce]] as well as in [[Gora (region)|Gora]]. 4,697 people declared themselves ethnic Macedonians in the 1989 census.