Poroshkovo (Ukrainian: Порошково; Hungarian: Poroskő; Romanian: Poroșcovo) is a village in Uzhhorod Raion of Zakarpattia Oblast in Ukraine.
Poroshkovo
Порошково | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Poroshkovo  Poroshkovo | |
| Coordinates: 48°39′59″N 22°45′05″E / 48.66639°N 22.75139°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Zakarpattia Oblast |
| Raion | Uzhhorod Raion |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 3,786 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Until 18 July 2020, Poroshkovo was located in Perechyn Raion. The raion was abolished and its territory was merged into Uzhhorod Raion in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Zakarpattia Oblast to six.[1][2]
Demographics edit
According to the 1989 census, the population of Poroshkovo was 3,410 people, of whom 1,676 were men and 1,734 women.[3]
Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[4]
- Ukrainian 92.93%
- Romanian 5.65%
- Romani 0.68%
- Russian 0.34%
- Slovak 0.10%
- Moldovan (Romanian) 0.05%
- Hungarian 0.05%
- German 0.03%
The Romanians on the area of Poroshkovo are known as volohi (cf. Vlachs) in Romanian. According to Romanian media, Poroshkovo and other neighbouring villages are of Romanian-majority and Romanians form a 10,000–15,000-strong community in the region.[5]
References edit
- ^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
- ^ "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
- ^ "Кількість наявного та постійного населення по кожному сільському населеному пункту, Одеська область (осіб) - Регіон, Рік, Категорія населення , Стать (1989(12.01))". State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ Розподіл населення за рідною мовою на ukrcensus.gov.ua Archived 31 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Volohii din Carpații Păduroși (Ucraina) - o ruină de românitate". Gazeta de Maramureș (in Romanian). 9 August 2021.