Bands × HORO — mk-places
| Band | Step | Description | km² |
|---|---|---|---|
| POLOG · Polog | base | northwest — Tetovo, Gostivar; Albanian-majority | 2418 |
| NORTHEAST · Northeastern | share | Kumanovo, Kriva Palanka — Serbian border | 2275 |
| EAST · Eastern | weave | Štip, Kočani — rice-paddy plain | 3537 |
| SKOPJE_R · Skopje region | crest | peak — capital basin, most densely populated | 1812 |
| SOUTHWEST · Southwestern | descent | Ohrid, Struga — UNESCO lake landscape | 3340 |
| PELAGONIA · Pelagonia | round | Bitola, Prilep — Pelagonian grain plain | 4717 |
| VARDAR · Vardar | unity | central axis along the Vardar river — the ring closes | 4042 |