Talk:Narva

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There should be ethnic statstics from before Etonian independence, as Narva, in my understanding anyway, was a predominantly Slavic city for quite a long period of time. - Crocodilicus

[edit] Russian equivalent

Should we give it? On the one hand, Estonian is the sole official language. On the other, some 90% of inhabitants speak and think of Нарва, not Narva. Thoughts? Biruitorul 07:43, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

The claim that Narva had a Russian majority before WW2 is incorrect. According to 1934 census the share of ethnic Russians in the then city of Narva (including both today's Narva and Ivangorod) was 29.7%. --3 Löwi 19:56, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

Table 5: THE POPULATION OF ESTONIA'S MAJOR CITIES BY ETHNIC GROUP; 1934

City Estonians Russians Germans Jews TOTALS

Tallinn 85.8 5.8 4.8 1.6 100%* (137,792)

Tartu 88.0 4.5 4.6 1.6 100%* (58,876)

Narva 64.8 29.7 2.1 0.8 100%* (23,512)

Pärnu 90.8 2.3 4.3 1.2 100%* (20,334)

Valga 82.4 3.4 1.3 2.4 100%* (10,842)

Total Urban Population* 85.5 6.9 4.1 1.3 100%* (323,007)

   * Note: Columns will not total to 100% because not all ethnic groups are shown in the table.

Also, not all cities in Estonia are shown in the table. Source: Riigi Statistika Keskbüroo, Rahvastikuprobleeme Eestis [Volume 4, 1934 census]