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According to the 2022 census, the region had a population of 317,999, which constitutes 6.17% of the national population. Its population density was 47.8 persons per km.
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Midland Region was administered by the Midland Regional Authority, which consisted of 24 elected representatives including the region's representative on the
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A list of the ten largest settlements in the
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The workforce of the region in 2015 was 114,000, which equated to an 87.6% employment rate.
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The
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