Rusyns of Romania
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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 262 (2002 census) 4,000 (estimate) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Romania (Maramureș) | |
| Languages | |
| Rusyn (native), Romanian | |
| Religion | |
| Mainly Eastern Orthodox Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Rusyns |
The Rusyns (Template:Lang-rue, Template:Lang-ro) are an ethnic minority in Romania.
While only 262 people officially identified themselves as "Rusyns" in the 2002 Romanian census,[1] 3,890 people identified as Hutsuls (Template:Lang-ro; Rusyn Hutsuly) – a minority whose members often identify or are regarded as a subgroup of the Rusyns.[2] According to the U.S. Census Bureau, in 2015, there were 345 ethnic Ukrainians born in Romania who lived in the United States of America at that time.[3] According to the U.S. Census Bureau, in 2015, there were no ethnic Carpatho-Rusyns born in Romania who lived in the United States of America at that time among the 156 foreign-born Carpatho-Rusyns[4] and the 8,003 Carpatho-Rusyns living in the United States.[5] By contrast, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, in 2015, there were 345 ethnic Ukrainians born in Romania who lived in the United States of America at that time.[6]
Another 61,091 Romanian citizens identified as Ukrainian (Template:Lang-ro). As the archaic exonym Ruthenians was previously applied to both Rusyns and Ukrainians, some Ukrainian-Romanians may also regard themselves as Rusyns (without declaring themselves to, or being identified by, census collectors). Ukrainian-Romanians live primarily in northwestern Romania; the largest populations are found in Satu Mare and Maramureș counties.[citation needed]
As an officially recognised ethnic minority, Rusyns have a reserved seat in the Romanian Chamber of Deputies, which is currently held by a party called the Cultural Union of Ruthenians of Romania.[7]
References
- ^ http://www.insse.ro/cms/files/rpl2002rezgen1/14.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Romania's ethnographic regions - the Hutsul". Archived from the original on 2017-01-05. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
- ^ "Explore Census Data".
- ^ "Explore Census Data".
- ^ "Explore Census Data".
- ^ "Explore Census Data".
- ^ About Us Cultural Union of Ruthenians of Romania
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