Tarasivtsi

Tarasivtsi (Romanian: Tărăsăuți; Ukrainian: Тарасівці; Russian: Тарасовцы) is a village in Ukraine in the Novoselytsia Raion, Chernivtsi Oblast. The population of the village is more than 5000 people, of which 95% are ethnic Romanians and Moldovans.[1]

Tarasivtsi is notable as the only place in Ukraine where the Romanian language has been designated as a regional language. This occurred after Ukraine permitted regional languages to be designated in August 2012 .[2]

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Coordinates: 48°12′12″N 26°22′12″E / 48.20333°N 26.37000°E / 48.20333; 26.37000

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