Volovăț

Commune in Suceava, Romania

Coat of arms

Location in Suceava County

47°49′N 25°54′E / 47.817°N 25.900°E / 47.817; 25.900CountryRomaniaCountySuceavaArea

22 km² (8 sq mi)Elevation

401 m (1,316 ft)Population

(2021-12-01)^[1]

6,106 • Density280/km² (720/sq mi)Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)Postal code

727615

Area code+40 230Vehicle reg.SVWebsitewww.comunavolovat.ro

Volovăț (German: Wollowetz)^[2] is a commune located in Suceava County, in the historical region of Bukovina, northeastern Romania. It is composed of a single village, namely Volovăț, and also included the village of Burla until 2004, when it was split off to form a separate commune.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
2002	4,858	—
2011	4,952	+1.9%
2021	6,106	+23.3%
Source: Census data

At the 2011 census, the commune had 4,952 inhabitants, of which 98.7% were Romanians and 1% Roma; 54.8% were Romanian Orthodox and 44.8% Pentecostal. At the 2021 census, the population of Volovăț had increased to 6,106, of which 92.71% were Romanians and 1.44% Roma.^[3]

References

^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
^ "Bukowina-Orte de Dr.Claudius von Teutul".
^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.