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This is an incomplete list of settlements with significant (plurality or majority) ethnic Roma population.
Europe[edit]
Central and Eastern Europe[edit]
Bosnia and Herzegovina[1]
Settlement | Type | Location | Population | Roma population | Roma % | Note |
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Kiseljak | village | ![]() |
917 (2013) | 327 | 36% | |
Ušanovići | village | ![]() |
41 (2013) | 29 | 71% | |
Staro Selo | village | ![]() |
22 (2013) | 19 | 86% |
Bulgaria[2][edit]
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There are many Roma neighborhoods in Bulgarian cities, such as Plovdiv.[3]
Settlement | Type | Location | Population | Roma population | Roma % | Note |
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Stolipinovo | neighbourhood | ![]() |
55,000 | The largest Roma community in the Balkans | ||
Fakulteta | neighbourhood | ![]() |
45,000 | |||
Tokaito | neighbourhood | ![]() |
30,000 | |||
Nadezhda | neighbourhood | ![]() |
20,000 | ~100% | ||
Maksuda | neighborhood | ![]() |
10,000 | ~100% | ||
Sheker | neighborhood | ![]() |
10,000 | ~100% | ||
Gradets | village | ![]() |
3,759 (2011) | 2,970 | 79.0% | Gradets is probably the largest Roma village in the world |
Bukovlak | village | ![]() |
3,620 (2011) | 2,052 | 56.8% | Second largest Roma village in Bulgaria |
Varbitsa | town | ![]() |
3,325 (2011) | 1,841 | 55.4% | Varbitsa is the only town (urban settlement) in Bulgaria with a Roma majority |
Dolni Tsibar | village | ![]() |
1,586 (2011) | 1,216 | 76.7% | This village has a very young age structure and a growing population while other nearby villages are ageing and depopulating very fast |
L. Karavelovo | village | ![]() |
1,539 (2011) | 1,065 | 69.20% | |
Seliminovo | village | ![]() |
1,481 (2011) | 819 | 55.3% | |
Krushare | village | ![]() |
2,064 (2011) | 736 | 36% | |
Svoboda | village | ![]() |
1,131 (2011) | 688 | 60.8% | |
Dzhurovo | village | ![]() |
1,112 (2011) | 681 | 61.2% | |
Sredets | village | ![]() |
1,370 (2011) | 679 | 42.3% | Roma constitute the largest ethnic group in this village |
Gradinarovo | village | ![]() |
807 (2011) | 635 | 78.68% | |
Zimnitsa | village | ![]() |
838 (2011) | 592 | 70.6% | |
Sindel | village | ![]() |
1,054 (2011) | 592 | 56.2% | |
Sotirya | village | ![]() |
2,096 (2011) | 577 (out of 1,070 respondents). | 53.9% | more than thousand people did not state their ethnicity during the 2011 Census |
Vardun | village | ![]() |
890 (2011) | 572 | 64.3% | |
Izvorsko | village | ![]() |
773 (2011) | 518 | 53% | |
Belomortsi | village | ![]() |
866 (2011) | 451 (out of 548 respondents) | 52.1% 82.3% | More than 300 inhabitants did not answer the optional question on their ethnicity. 451 out of 548 declared to be part of the Romani minority in Bulgaria |
Snezhina | village | ![]() |
616 (2011) | 448 | 74% | |
Dinevo | village | ![]() |
719 (2011) | 373 | 51.9% | |
Velichkovo | village | ![]() |
560 (2011) | 372 | 68% | |
Cherna | village | ![]() |
532 (2011) | 364 | 68% | |
Cherkovna | village | ![]() |
578 (2011) | 364 | 63.0% | |
Prisad | village | ![]() |
425 (2011) | 340 | 80% | |
Lozenets | village | ![]() |
616 (2011) | 327 | 53.1% | |
Ostrets | village | ![]() |
435 (2011) | 326 | 74.9% | |
Chintulovo | village | ![]() |
1,297 (2011) | 322 (out of 616 respondents). | 52.3% | nearly 700 people did not state their ethnicity during the 2011 Census |
Zlatna Niva | village | ![]() |
618 (2011) | 321 | 51.9% | |
Golyam Izvor | village | ![]() |
389 (2011) | 308 | 79.2% | |
Kriva Reka | village | ![]() |
495 (2011) | 289 | 58.4% | |
Buynovo | village | ![]() |
465 (2011) | 284 | 61.1% | |
Izvorovo | village | ![]() |
409 (2011) | 268 | 65.5% | |
Bryagovo | village | ![]() |
462 (2011) | 251 | 54.3% | |
Glufishevo | village | ![]() |
699 (2011) | 244 (out of 548 respondents). | 44.5% | more than 150 people did not state their ethnicity |
Altsek | village | ![]() |
328 (2011) | 241 | 73.7% | |
Bolyarski Izvor | village | ![]() |
298 (2011) | 226 | 75.8% | |
Aprilovo | village | ![]() |
397 (2011) | 222 | 55.9% | |
Esenitsa | village | ![]() |
364 (2011) | 212 | 58.24% | |
Bistra | village | ![]() |
381 (2011) | 212 | 55.6% | |
Dragomazh | village | ![]() |
375 (2011) | 200 | 53.3% | |
Probuda | village | ![]() |
414 (2011) | 195 | 47.10% | |
Moravitsa | village | ![]() |
192 (2011) | 161 | 83.9% | |
Gabar | village | ![]() |
275 (2011) | 140 | 51% | |
Sliventsi | village | ![]() |
227 (2011) | 135 | 59% | |
Trigortsi | village | ![]() |
158 (2011) | 123 | 77.84% | |
Zhilino | village | ![]() |
157 (2011) | 94 | 59.87% | |
Robovo | village | ![]() |
134 (2011) | 68 | 51% | |
Dryanovets | village | ![]() |
21 (2011) | 20 | 95% | |
Varzilkovtsi | village | ![]() |
17 (2011) | 10 | 59% |
Czech Republic[edit]
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Settlement | Type | Location | Population | Roma population | Roma % | Note |
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Chánov | neighbourhood | ![]() |
1,500 - 2,000 (2006 estimate) | |||
Janov | quarter | ![]() |
5,571 (2011) | |||
Větřní | village | ![]() |
3,950 (2006) | |||
Bedřiška | neighbourhood | ![]() |
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Predlice | quarter | ![]() |
Hungary[4][edit]
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Settlement | Type | Location | Population | Roma population | Roma % | Note |
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Alsószentmárton | village | ![]() |
98.6% | |||
Csenyéte | village | ![]() |
89.5% | |||
Felsőregmec | village | ![]() Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén |
77.8% | |||
Adorjás | village | ![]() |
72.4% | |||
Drávaiványi | village | ![]() |
69.3% | |||
Balajt | village | ![]() Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén |
59.3% | |||
Rakacaszend | village | ![]() |
57.7% | |||
Tornanádaska | village | ![]() Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén |
56.7% | |||
Gilvánfa | village | ![]() |
56.3% | |||
Beret | village | ![]() |
56.1% | |||
Bódvalenke | village | ![]() Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén |
55.4% | |||
Babarcszőlős | village | ![]() |
53% |
Kosovo[5]
Settlement | Type | Location | Population | Roma population | Roma % | Note |
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Bresje | village | ![]() |
5,596 (2011) | 3,354 | 60% | 2,785 (Ashkali), 366 (Roma), 203 (Egyptians) |
Plemetin | village | ![]() |
1,381 (2011) | 904 | 65% | 619 (Roma), 285 (Ashkali) |
Llukac i Thatë | village | ![]() |
160 (2011) | 109 | 68% | 109 (Egyptians) |
North Macedonia[6][edit]
Settlement | Type | Location | Population | Roma population | Roma % | Note |
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Šuto Orizari | municipality | ![]() |
22,017 (2002) | 13,342 | 60.6 | |
Dabnica | village | ![]() |
66 (2002) | 54 | 82% |
Moldova[7]
Settlement | Type | Location | Population | Roma population | Roma % | Note |
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Otaci | town | ![]() |
6,043 | 3,148 | 52% | |
Vulcănești | town | ![]() |
1,224 | 1,057 | 86% | |
Ursari | village | ![]() |
285 | 233 | 82% | |
Coroliovca | village | ![]() |
91 | 17 | 19% |
Montenegro[8]
Settlement | Type | Location | Population | Roma population | Roma % | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Zabrđe | village | ![]() |
119 | 69 | 58.0% |
Romania[9][10][edit]
Settlement | Type | Location | Population | Roma population | Roma % | Note |
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Ferentari | neighborhood | ![]() |
90,000 | |||
Ponorâta | village | ![]() |
unknown | unknown | ~100% | Part of Vălenii Lăpușului, Coroieni |
Fața Luncii | neighborhood | ![]() |
unknown | unknown | part of Craiova | |
Mimiu | neighborhood | ![]() |
unknown | unknown | ~100% | Part of Ploiești |
Siretu, Vrancea | neighborhood | ![]() |
unknown | unknown | ~100% | Part of Mărășești |
Dealul Viilor | neighborhood | ![]() |
unknown | unknown | ~100% | Part of Hârlău |
Rudari | neighborhood | ![]() |
unknown | unknown | ~100% | Part of Drăgășani |
Zanea | village | ![]() |
unknown | unknown | ~100% | Part of Iași |
Gârcini | neighborhood | ![]() |
5,975 | unknown | ~100% | Part of Săcele |
Bărbulești | commune | ![]() |
4,779 | 4,146 | 86,8% | |
Toflea | village | ![]() |
5,470 | 3,865 | 70.7% | |
Fântânele, Dâmbovița | village | ![]() |
2,611 | 2,553 | 97.8% | |
Vâlcele | village | ![]() |
4,475 | 2,172 | 49% | |
Iazu | village | ![]() |
2,601 | 2,081 | 80% | |
Cornetu | village | ![]() |
1,940 | 1,903 | 98.1% | Part of Slobozia Bradului |
Românești, Dâmbovița | village | ![]() |
3,371 | 1,852 | 55% | |
Băcioiu | village | ![]() |
2,051 | 1,683 | 82.1% | |
Pata-Rât | illegal settlement | ![]() |
1,500 | 1,500 | ~100% | Pata-Rât is the place where the garbage dump of Cluj-Napoca is located. About 1,500 Roma evacuated from the city live in this place |
Mironu | village | ![]() |
1,907 | 1,392 | 73% | |
Bâscenii de Jos | village | ![]() |
2,075 | 1,355 | 65.3% | |
Gămăcești, Argeș | village | ![]() |
1,165 | 1,165 | ~100% | Part of Berevoești |
Ungra | commune | ![]() |
2,038 | 1,080 | 52.9% | |
Pusta, Sălaj | village | ![]() |
1,454 | 1,058 | 72.7% | |
Gulia, Suceava | village | ![]() |
2,016 | 1,047 | 51.9% | |
Ocolna | village | ![]() |
1,061 | 1,005 | 94.7% | |
Crucea, Iași | village | ![]() |
1,539 | 907 | 58.9% | |
Valea Corbului | village | ![]() |
904 | 878 | 97.1% | Part of Călinești |
Bagagiu | village | ![]() |
2,474 (2011) | 771 | 31% | |
Sălcuța, Dolj | village | ![]() |
1,071 (2011) | 737 | 68.8% | Part of Calopăr |
Ormeniș | commune | ![]() |
1,926 (2011) | 726 | 42% | |
Pisteștii din Deal | village | ![]() |
992 (2011) | 721 | 72.7% | |
Chelința, Maramureș | village | ![]() |
1,349 | 700 | 52% | Part of Ulmeni |
Slobozia Bradului | village | ![]() |
1,326 | 696 | 52.5% | |
Băgaciu | village | ![]() |
1.342 | 693 | 51.6% | |
Rădoaia, Bacău | village | ![]() |
1,207 | 689 | 57% | |
Dudașu | village | ![]() |
1,197 | 660 | 55.1% | |
Stâna, Satu Mare | village | ![]() |
1,034 | 641 | 62% | |
Tonciu, Mureș | village | ![]() |
835 | 610 | 73.1 | |
Arini | village | ![]() |
895 | 583 | 65.1% | |
Măguri, Timiș | village | ![]() |
724 | 579 | 80% | Part of Lugoj |
Augustin | commune | ![]() |
1,490 | 557 | 49% | |
Valea Hotarului, Argeș | village | ![]() |
546 | 540 | 99% | |
Viile Tecii | village | ![]() |
1074 | 535 | 50% | |
Gura Pravăț | village | ![]() |
985 | 521 | 53% | |
Plaiu Câmpinei | village | ![]() |
847 | 505 | 59.6% | |
Zece Prăjini, Iași | village | ![]() |
520 | 492 | 94.6% | |
Mârza, Dolj | village | ![]() |
587 | 480 | 81.8% | |
Liești | village | ![]() |
524 | 452 | 86.3% | Part of Slobozia Bradului |
Budacu de Jos | village | ![]() |
896 | 454 | 50.6% | |
Rudeni, Argeș | village | ![]() |
691 | 417 | 60.3% | |
Lespezi | village | ![]() |
422 | 413 | 97.9% | Part of Hârtiești |
Beica de Jos | village | ![]() |
851 | 397 | 46.7% | |
Nemșa | village | ![]() |
558 | 384 | 68.8% | |
Cozieni, Ilfov | village | ![]() |
705 | 380 | 53.9% | |
Șoard | village | ![]() |
649 | 377 | 58.1% | |
Țicău, Maramureș | village | ![]() |
765 | 376 | 49.2% | Part of Ulmeni |
Gepiș | village | ![]() |
682 | 373 | 55% | |
Tătârlaua | village | ![]() |
719 | 358 | 49.8% | |
Ticușu Vechi | village | ![]() |
633 | 332 | 52.4% | |
Lupoaia, Bihor | village | ![]() |
600 | 316 | 52.6% | |
Rodbav | village | ![]() |
178 | 302 | 58.9% | |
Dăroaia | village | ![]() |
481 | 285 | 59.3% | |
Mag, Sibiu | village | ![]() |
439 | 277 | 63.1% | |
Hetea | village | ![]() |
281 | 271 | 96.4% | Part of Vâlcele |
Petculești | village | ![]() |
1,114 | 247 | 63.4% | |
Munteni, Neamț | village | ![]() |
398 | 247 | 62.1% | |
Budiu Mic | village | ![]() |
442 | 247 | 55.9% | |
Prislop, Sibiu | village | ![]() |
243 | 241 | 99.2% | Part of Rășinari |
Idiciu | village | ![]() |
374 | 198 | 52.9% | |
Valea Beciului | village | ![]() |
270 | 190 | 70.4% | |
Zeletin | village | ![]() |
215 | 188 | 87.4% | |
Valea Șapartocului | village | ![]() |
223 | 162 | 72.6% | |
Silivaș | village | ![]() |
255 | 142 | 55.7% | |
Nandra, Mureș | village | ![]() |
151 | 81 | 53.6% | |
Bezidu Nou | village | ![]() |
39 | 28 | 71.8% |
Serbia[11][edit]
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Settlement | Type | Location | Population | Roma population | Roma % | Note |
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Šangaj | neighborhood | ![]() |
2,500 | majority Roma prior to 2005 | ||
Veliki Rit | neighborhood | ![]() |
2,500 | |||
Deponija | neighbourhood | ![]() |
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Goveđi Brod | neighbourhood | ![]() |
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Marinkova Bara | neighbourhood | ![]() |
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Jatagan Mala | neighbourhood | ![]() |
formerly inhabited by Roma | |||
Mali Leskovac | neighbourhood | ![]() |
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Vojni put | neighbourhood | ![]() |
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Kartonsko Naselje | informal settlement | ![]() |
986 (2007) | ~100% | ||
Brdarica | village | ![]() |
1,519 | 488 | 32.1% | |
Bangladeš | suburb | ![]() |
250 | ~100% | ||
Depresija | neighborhood | ![]() |
150 | majority Roma | ||
Nanomir | village | ![]() |
239 (2002) | 120 | 50% | |
Barlovo | village | ![]() |
166 (2002) | 85 | 49% |
Slovakia[12][edit]
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Settlement | Type | Location | Population | Roma population | Roma % | Note |
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Jarovnice | village | ![]() |
7,447 (2021) | 4,176 | 57,67% | |
Luník IX | borough | ![]() |
6,032 (2011) | 3,417 ~6,032 | 57% ~100% | the largest Roma community in Slovakia |
Rakúsy | village | ![]() |
3,264 (2021) | 2,248 | 70,76% | |
Podhorany | village | ![]() |
2,705 (2021) | 1,906 | 70,46 | |
Lomnička | village | ![]() |
2,680 (2011) | 1,642 | 61% | |
Richnava | village | ![]() |
2,494 (2011) | 1,559 | 63% | |
Žehra | village | ![]() |
2,099 (2011) | 1,395 | 66% | |
Krížová Ves | village | ![]() |
2,008 (2011) | 1,249 | 62% | |
Stráne pod Tatrami | village | ![]() |
2,083 (2011) | 1,078 | 52% | |
Ostrovany | village | ![]() |
1,803 (2011) | 977 | 54% | |
Mirkovce | village | ![]() |
1,204 (2011) | 768 | 64% | |
Drahňov | village | ![]() |
1,352 (2011) | 627 | 46% | |
Lenartov | village | ![]() |
1,058 (2011) | 593 | 56% | |
Doľany | village | ![]() |
779 (2021) | 551 | 70,73% | |
Zbudské Dlhé | village | ![]() |
769 (2021) | 537 | 69,83% | |
Sútor | village | ![]() |
514 (2011) | 420 | 82% | |
Hucín | village | ![]() |
877 (2011) | 391 | 45% | |
Šarišská Poruba | village | ![]() |
641 (2021) | 310 | 48,36% | |
Bôrka | village | ![]() |
516 (2011) | 291 | 74% | |
Nitra nad Ipľom | village | ![]() |
345 (2011) | 230 | 67% | |
Kesovce | village | ![]() |
271 (2021) | 205 | 75,65% | |
Kesovce | village | ![]() |
233 (2011) | 194 | 83% | |
Rakytník | village | ![]() |
329 (2021) | 176 | 53,5% | |
Roztoky | village | ![]() |
345 (2011) | 168 | 49% | |
Varadka | village | ![]() |
248 (2021) | 130 | 52,42% | |
Dulovo | village | ![]() |
205 (2011) | 118 | 58% | |
Dlhoňa | village | ![]() |
91 (2021) | 48 | 52,75% |
Slovenia[edit]
Settlement | Type | Location | Population | Roma population | Roma % | Note |
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Kerinov Grm | village | ![]() |
134 (2012) | It was established as an autonomous settlement in 2010 |
Southern Europe[edit]
Spain[edit]
Settlement | Type | Location | Population | Roma population | Roma % | Note |
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Sacromonte | neighborhood | ![]() |
The traditional Gitano quarter of Granada | |||
Triana | neighborhood | ![]() |
A neighborhood traditionally linked to Gitano history | |||
Nou Barris | neighborhood | ![]() |
Portugal[edit]
Settlement | Type | Location | Population | Roma population | Roma % | Note |
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Caneira, Montijo | neighborhood | ![]() |
Greece[edit]
Settlement | Type | Location | Population | Roma population | Roma % | Religion | Note |
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Alibekio, Serres | neighborhood | ![]() |
unknown | unknown | (70%) | Christianity | |
Podismeno, Iraklia | village | ![]() |
1666 | 1230 | (85%) | Christianity | |
Flabouro, Visaltia | village | ![]() |
837 | 450 | (60%) | Christianity | |
Anthi, Visaltia | village | ![]() |
625 | 380 | (55%) | Christianity | |
Symvoli, Amfipoli | village | ![]() |
252 | 130 | (65%) | Christianity | assimilated by the Pontic Greeks |
Nevra, Rodopi | village | ![]() |
158 | 158 | (100%) | Islam | |
Velkio, Rodopi | village | ![]() |
329 | 285 | (86.6%) | Islam | The rest are Pomaks |
Ergani, Rodopi | village | ![]() |
347 | 322 | (93.1) | Islam | The rest are Pomaks |
Athigganochori, Xanthi | village | ![]() |
Unknown | Unknown | (100%) | Undefined | |
Sinikismos Athigganon, Xanthi | neighborhood in the village of Magiko | ![]() |
Unknown | Unknown | (100%) | Undefined | Litteral translation:Gypsy settlement |
Asia[edit]
Western Asia[edit]
Turkey
Settlement | Type | Location | Population | Roma population | Roma % | Note |
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Sulukule | neighborhood | ![]() |
Centre of Gypsy cultural life, oldest Roma settlement in Europe | |||
Ayvansaray | neighborhood | ![]() |
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Hacıhüsrev | neighborhood | ![]() |
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Ayrancılar | neighborhood | ![]() |
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Örnekköy | neighborhood | ![]() |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Ethnic composition, all places: 2013 census (Bosnia)".
- ^ "Ethnic composition, all places: 2011 census (Bulgaria)".
- ^ François Rüegg, Rudolf Poledna, Călin Rus, Interculturalism and discrimination in Romania, Berlin, 2006, p. 140
- ^ "Ethnic composition, all places: 2001 census (Hungary)".
- ^ "Ethnic composition, all places: 2011 census (Kosovo)".
- ^ "Ethnic composition: 2002 census (Macedonia)".
- ^ "Ethnic composition: 2014 census (Moldova)".
- ^ "Ethnic composition, all places: 2011 census (Montenegro)".
- ^ "Ethnic composition, all places: 2002 census (Romania)".
- ^ "Ethnic composition, all communes: 2011 census (Romania)".
- ^ "Ethnic composition, all places: 2002 census (Serbia)".
- ^ "Ethnic composition, all places: 2011 census (Slovakia)".