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]

References

Populated places of Novoselytsia Raion Administrative center: Novoselytsia Cities Novoselytsia Rural councils Balkivtsi Berestia Boiany Cherlenivka Chornivka Dynivtsi Dovzhok Dranytsia Forosna Kostychany Koteleve Mahala Malynivka Mamalyha Marshyntsi Nesvoia Podvirne Prypruttia Ridkivtsi Rokytne Rynhach Shcherbyntsi Sloboda Stalnivtsi Strointsi Tarasivtsi Toporivtsi Vanchikivtsi Zelenyi Hai Zhylivka Villages Hai Negrintsi Dumeny Novoivankivtsi Buda Ostritsia Prut Koshuliani Boianivka Shishkivtsi Revkivtsi Vanchinets

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