Georgians in Ukraine

Ethnic Georgians in Ukraine number around 34,199.

Georgian Ukrainians
Total population
34,199 (2001 census)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Donetsk Oblast, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
Languages
Predominantly Russian (54.4%), Georgian (36.7%)
Religion
Eastern Orthodox

Notable Georgians that lived/worked in Ukraine includes famous poet Davit Guramishvili , Mikheil Saakashvili, who was the governor of the Odesa Oblast from May 2015 until November 2016, and Georgiy Gongadze, a journalist and film director who was kidnapped and murdered in September of 2000 near Kyiv.

See also

References
  1. "Всеукраїнський перепис населення 2001 - English version - Results - Nationality and citizenship - The distribution of the population by nationality and mother tongue - Selection:". Retrieved 21 August 2015.
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