Odessa Oblast

Odessa Oblast (Ukrainian: ??????? ???????, Odes?ka oblast? or ???????, Odeshchyna) is an oblast of south-western Ukraine. Its administrative center is the city of Odessa.

Demographics

The oblast's population (as of 2004) is 2.4 million people, nearly two-thirds of whom live in the city of Odessa.

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Significant Romanian/Moldovan, Bulgarian and Greek minorities reside in the province. The Greek minority is mostly preponderent in the city of Odessa.

Related Topics:
Romanian - Moldovan - Bulgarian - Greek

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Bulgarians and Romanians represent 21% and 13% respectively, of the population of the formerly Romanian region of Budjak, within Odessa oblast.

Related Topics:
Bulgarians - Romanians

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