Georgians in Ukraine
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Total population | |
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34,199 (2001 census)[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Donetsk Oblast, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast | |
Languages | |
Predominantly Russian (54.4%), Georgian (36.7%) | |
Religion | |
Eastern Orthodox |
Ethnic Georgians in Ukraine number around 34,199.
Notable Georgians that lived/worked in Ukraine includes Mikhail Saakashvili, who was the governor of the Odessa Oblast from May 2015 until November 2016, and Georgiy Gongadze, a journalist and film director who was kidnapped and murdered in September of 2000 near Kyiv.
See also[]
- Georgia–Ukraine relations
- Ukrainians in Georgia
References[]
Categories:
- Georgian diaspora
- Ethnic groups in Ukraine