Vicovu de Sus

Vicovu de Sus
Town
Coat of arms
Vicovu de Sus Location of Vicovu de Sus
Coordinates: 47°55′33″N 25°40′48″E / 47.92583°N 25.68000°ECoordinates: 47°55′33″N 25°40′48″E / 47.92583°N 25.68000°E
Country	Romania
County	Suceava County
Status	Town
Government
• Mayor	Gheorghe Schipor (Social-Liberal Union)
Area
• Total	42.42 km^2 (16.38 sq mi)
Population (2011 census)[1]
• Total	13,053
• Density	307/km^2 (800/sq mi)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Website	Official site

Vicovu de Sus (Romanian pronunciation: [ˌvikovu de ˈsus]; German: Oberwikow) is a town in northern Suceava County, on the border with Ukraine. The town administers one village, Bivolărie.

History

It was bought by Ştefan cel Mare for Putna Monastery in the year 1466. The locality, previously a rural commune, received town status in 2004.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1910	7,395	—
1930	8,552	+15.6%
1992	14,077	+64.6%
2002	14,125	+0.3%
2004	14,302	+1.3%
2005	14,395	+0.7%
2006	14,600	+1.4%
2007	14,718	+0.8%
2008	14,710	−0.1%
2010	14,892	+1.2%
2011	13,053	−12.3%
Source: Census data

According to the 2011 census, there was a total population of 13,053 people living in the town. Of this population, 94.7% were ethnic Romanians and 5% ethnic Romani.^[1] 76.7% were Romanian Orthodox, 20.9% Pentecostal and 2% Baptist.^[2]

References

1. "Suceava County at the 2011 census" (PDF) (in Romanian). INSSE. February 2, 2012. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
2. "Suceava County at the 2011 census, Preliminary data" (PDF) (in Romanian). INSSE. August 24, 2012. Retrieved December 30, 2012.