Location and Number
In Ukraine, the number of Bulgarians is estimated at over 140,000 (the 2001 Ukrainian Census counted a total of 204,600 Bulgarians, this including an undetermined number of more recent emigrants), being a majority in Bolhrad District and also inhabiting other districts of Budjak in the Odessa Oblast in the southern part of the country. Many Bulgarians have moved to Odessa, the regional capital in recent years.
The Ukrainian Oblasts with the highest number of Bulgarians are:
- Odessa: 150,700 (6.1%)
- Zaporizhzhia: 27,800 (1.4%)
- Mykolaiv: 5,600 (0.4%)
- Donets'k: 4,800 (0.1%)
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