Hungarians in Ukraine
The Hungarians in Ukraine (Hungarian: Ukrajnai magyarok, Ukrainian: угорці в Україні, tr. uhortsi v Ukraini) number 156,600 people according to the Ukrainian census of 2001 and are the third largest national minority in the country. Hungarians are largely concentrated in the Zakarpattia Oblast (particularly in Berehove Raion and Berehove city), where they form the largest minority at 12.1% of the population (12.7% when native language is concerned). In the area along the Ukrainian border with Hungary (the Tisza River valley), Hungarians form the majority.
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 156,600 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Zakarpattia Oblast | |
| Languages | |
| Predominantly Hungarian (95.4%), Ukrainian, other | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity (Eastern Orthodoxy, Roman Catholic Church, Hungarian Greek Catholic Church, Protestantism) | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Ukrainians in Hungary and Hungarian diaspora |
Concentrated primarily in Zakarpattia (Trans-Carpathian), in Hungarian those Hungarians are referred to as Kárpátaljai magyarok (Transcarpathian Hungarians), while Zakarpattia is referred to as Kárpátalja.