Ulmu, Transnistria
commune in Transnistria, Moldova
Ulmu (Ukrainian: Ульма; Russian: Ульма) is a commune in the Rîbnița District, located in Transnistria, Moldova. It comprises three villages: Lîsaia Gora (Лиса Гора, Лысая Гора), Ulmu and Ulmul Mic (Мала Ульма, Малая Ульма). Since 1990, it has been administered as a part of the self-proclaimed Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic.
According to the 2004 census, the village's population was 998, of which 114 (11.42%) were Moldovans (Romanians), 746 (74.74%) were Ukrainians and 111 (11.12%) were Russians.
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