Tatars in Ukraine
татари tatary | |
|---|---|
| Total population | |
| 73,304 (2001) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Donetsk Oblast | 19,161 (2001) |
| Crimea (w/Sevastopol) | 11,090 (2001) |
| Luhansk Oblast | 8,543 (2001) |
| Kherson Oblast | 5,353 (2001) |
| Zaporizhia Oblast | 5,177 (2001) |
| Kharkiv Oblast | 4,198 (2001) |
| Dnipropetrovsk Oblast | 3,835 (2001) |
| Odessa Oblast | 2,640 (2001) |
| Sevastopol | 2,512 (2001) |
| other regions of Ukraine | 10,795 (2001) |
| Languages | |
| Russian (58.7%) Tatar (35.2%) | |
Tatars are one of many ethnic minorities in Ukraine. In Ukraine the Tatar national identification is used primarily for such Turkic group as Volga Tatars, less often Siberian Tatars.
Location and number[]
In Ukraine, the number of Tatars is estimated at over 73,000 (the 2001 Ukrainian Census)[1] Tatars in Ukraine lived since the princely times. One of its representatives khan Tugorkhan lived at the Trukhaniv Island until his assassination in 1096.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Всеукраїнський перепис населення 2001 – Результати – Основні підсумки – Національний склад населення:". 2001.ukrcensus.gov.ua. Retrieved 2014-09-22.
- ^ Moskalets, A. Kiev Tatars. Tatar History. 18 November 2003
| Dominant group | |
|---|---|
| Over 50,000 | |
| Under 50,000 |
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| under 5,000 | |
National or ethnic groups in Ukraine of over 1,000 people are shown. | |
Categories:
- Ethnic groups in Ukraine
- Tatars in Ukraine
- Ukrainian people of Tatar descent