Type: | commune |
County: | Suceava |
Volovăț | |
Coordinates: | 47.8167°N 79°W |
Elevation: | 401 |
Area Total: | 22 |
Population Total: | auto |
Postal Code: | 727615 |
Area Code: | +40 230 |
Volovăț (German: Wollowetz)[1] 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.
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.[2]