Bukovina

Bukovina is the territory on the slopes of the northeastern Carpathian Mountains and the adjoining plains. It comprises a historic province now split between Romania and Ukraine.

Population

A compact Romanian minority inhabits the southern part of Chernivtsi region. The Romanian percentage of the population in the following districts preponderates or forms a significant segment as indicated by these recent census figures, viz.:

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• Her?a - 95%
• Novoselitza (Noua Suli??) - 61%
• Hlyboka (Adâncata) - 50%
• Storozhinetz (Storojine?) - 30%

In every other part of northern Bukovina, including the city of Chernivtsi, Ukrainians are in the majority.

Related Topics:
Chernivtsi - Ukrainians

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