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===Largest cities and towns=== In 1931, according to the Polish National Census, the ten largest cities in Polish Eastern Borderlands were: [[Lviv|Lw贸w]] (pop. 312,200), [[Vilnius|Wilno]] (pop. 195,100), [[Ivano-Frankivsk|Stanis艂aw贸w]] (pop. 60,000), [[Hrodna|Grodno]] (pop. 49,700), [[Brest, Belarus|Brze艣膰 nad Bugiem]] (pop. 48,400), [[Boryslav|Borys艂aw]] (pop. 41,500), [[Rivne|R贸wne]] (pop. 40,600), [[Ternopil|Tarnopol]] (pop. 35,600), [[Lutsk|艁uck]] (pop. 35,600) and [[Kolomyia|Ko艂omyja]] (pop. 33,800). In addition, [[Daugavpils]] (pop. 43,200 in 1930) in inter-war [[Latvia]] was also a major Polish community with 21% ethnic Polish inhabitants. {| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" |+Ethnolinguistic structure (mother tongue) of the population in 24 largest cities and towns in Kresy according to the censuses of 1931<ref name=":02" /> and 1930<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Eberhardt |first=Piotr |date=1998 |title=Problematyka narodowo艣ciowa 艁otwy |url=https://rcin.org.pl/Content/34420/PDF/WA51_44706_r1998-nr54_Zeszyty-IGiPZ.pdf |journal=Zeszyty IGiPZ PAN |volume=54 |pages=30, Tabela 7 |via=Repozytorium Cyfrowe Instytut贸w Naukowych}}</ref> !City !Pop. !Polish !Yiddish & Hebrew !German !Ukrainian & Ruthenian !Belarusian !Russian !Lithuanian !Other !Today part of: |- |[[Lviv|Lw贸w]] |312,231 |{{percent and number|198212|312231|1}} |{{percent and number|75316|312231|1}} |{{percent and number|2448|312231|1}} |{{percent and number|35137|312231|1}} |{{percent and number|24|312231|1}} |{{percent and number|462|312231|1}} |{{percent and number|6|312231|1}} |{{percent and number|626|312231|1}} |{{Flag|Ukraine}} |- |[[Vilnius|Wilno]] |195,071 |{{percent and number|128628|195071|1}} |{{percent and number|54596|195071|1}} |{{percent and number|561|195071|1}} |{{percent and number|213|195071|1}} |{{percent and number|1737|195071|1}} |{{percent and number|7372|195071|1}} |{{percent and number|1579|195071|1}} |{{percent and number|385|195071|1}} |{{Flag|Lithuania}} |- |[[Ivano-Frankivsk|Stanis艂aw贸w]] |59,960 |{{percent and number|26187|59960|1}} |{{percent and number|22944|59960|1}} |{{percent and number|1332|59960|1}} |{{percent and number|9357|59960|1}} |{{percent and number|3|59960|1}} |{{percent and number|50|59960|1}} |{{percent and number|1|59960|1}} |{{percent and number|86|59960|1}} |{{Flag|Ukraine}} |- |[[Grodno]] |49,669 |{{percent and number|23458|49669|1}} |{{percent and number|20931|49669|1}} |{{percent and number|99|49669|1}} |{{percent and number|83|49669|1}} |{{percent and number|1261|49669|1}} |{{percent and number|3730|49669|1}} |{{percent and number|22|49669|1}} |{{percent and number|85|49669|1}} |{{Flag|Belarus}} |- |[[Brest, Belarus|Brze艣膰]] |48,385 |{{percent and number|20595|48385|1}} |{{percent and number|21315|48385|1}} |{{percent and number|24|48385|1}} |{{percent and number|393|48385|1}} |{{percent and number|3434|48385|1}} |{{percent and number|2575|48385|1}} |{{percent and number|1|48385|1}} |{{percent and number|48|48385|1}} |{{Flag|Belarus}} |- |[[Daugavpils]] |43,226 |{{percent and number|9007|43226|1}} |{{percent and number|11636|43226|1}} | - | - |{{percent and number|1006|43226|1}} |{{percent and number|8425|43226|1}} | - |{{percent and number|13152|43226|1}} |{{Flag|Latvia}} |- |[[Boryslav|Borys艂aw]] |41,496 |{{percent and number|22967|41496|1}} |{{percent and number|10538|41496|1}} |{{percent and number|209|41496|1}} |{{percent and number|7686|41496|1}} |{{percent and number|4|41496|1}} |{{percent and number|37|41496|1}} |{{percent and number|2|41496|1}} |{{percent and number|53|41496|1}} |{{Flag|Ukraine}} |- |[[Rivne|R贸wne]] |40,612 |{{percent and number|11173|40612|1}} |{{percent and number|22557|40612|1}} |{{percent and number|327|40612|1}} |{{percent and number|3194|40612|1}} |{{percent and number|58|40612|1}} |{{percent and number|2792|40612|1}} |{{percent and number|4|40612|1}} |{{percent and number|507|40612|1}} |{{Flag|Ukraine}} |- |[[Ternopil|Tarnopol]] |35,644 |{{percent and number|27712|35644|1}} |{{percent and number|5002|35644|1}} |{{percent and number|14|35644|1}} |{{percent and number|2896|35644|1}} |{{percent and number|2|35644|1}} |{{percent and number|6|35644|1}} |{{percent and number|0|35644|1}} |{{percent and number|12|35644|1}} |{{Flag|Ukraine}} |- |[[Lutsk|艁uck]] |35,554 |{{percent and number|11326|35554|1}} |{{percent and number|17267|35554|1}} |{{percent and number|813|35554|1}} |{{percent and number|3305|35554|1}} |{{percent and number|36|35554|1}} |{{percent and number|2284|35554|1}} |{{percent and number|1|35554|1}} |{{percent and number|522|35554|1}} |{{Flag|Ukraine}} |- |[[Kolomyia|Ko艂omyja]] |33,788 |{{percent and number|21969|33788|1}} |{{percent and number|6798|33788|1}} |{{percent and number|1220|33788|1}} |{{percent and number|3742|33788|1}} |{{percent and number|0|33788|1}} |{{percent and number|6|33788|1}} |{{percent and number|2|33788|1}} |{{percent and number|51|33788|1}} |{{Flag|Ukraine}} |- |[[Drohobych|Drohobycz]] |32,261 |{{percent and number|18840|32261|1}} |{{percent and number|7987|32261|1}} |{{percent and number|120|32261|1}} |{{percent and number|5243|32261|1}} |{{percent and number|13|32261|1}} |{{percent and number|21|32261|1}} |{{percent and number|0|32261|1}} |{{percent and number|37|32261|1}} |{{Flag|Ukraine}} |- |[[Pinsk|Pi艅sk]] |31,912 |{{percent and number|7346|31912|1}} |{{percent and number|20181|31912|1}} |{{percent and number|45|31912|1}} |{{percent and number|82|31912|1}} |{{percent and number|1373|31912|1}} |{{percent and number|2866|31912|1}} |{{percent and number|2|31912|1}} |{{percent and number|17|31912|1}} |{{Flag|Belarus}} |- |[[Stryi|Stryj]] |30,491 |{{percent and number|12897|30491|1}} |{{percent and number|9561|30491|1}} |{{percent and number|501|30491|1}} |{{percent and number|7510|30491|1}} |{{percent and number|0|30491|1}} |{{percent and number|10|30491|1}} |{{percent and number|0|30491|1}} |{{percent and number|12|30491|1}} |{{Flag|Ukraine}} |- |[[Kovel|Kowel]] |27,677 |{{percent and number|10295|27677|1}} |{{percent and number|12786|27677|1}} |{{percent and number|50|27677|1}} |{{percent and number|2489|27677|1}} |{{percent and number|27|27677|1}} |{{percent and number|1954|27677|1}} |{{percent and number|1|27677|1}} |{{percent and number|75|27677|1}} |{{Flag|Ukraine}} |- |[[Volodymyr-Volynskyi|W艂odzimierz]] |24,591 |{{percent and number|9616|24591|1}} |{{percent and number|10611|24591|1}} |{{percent and number|138|24591|1}} |{{percent and number|3446|24591|1}} |{{percent and number|18|24591|1}} |{{percent and number|724|24591|1}} |{{percent and number|0|24591|1}} |{{percent and number|38|24591|1}} |{{Flag|Ukraine}} |- |[[Baranavichy|Baranowicze]] |22,818 |{{percent and number|9758|22818|1}} |{{percent and number|9423|22818|1}} |{{percent and number|25|22818|1}} |{{percent and number|50|22818|1}} |{{percent and number|2537|22818|1}} |{{percent and number|1006|22818|1}} |{{percent and number|1|22818|1}} |{{percent and number|18|22818|1}} |{{Flag|Belarus}} |- |[[Sambir|Sambor]] |21,923 |{{percent and number|13575|21923|1}} |{{percent and number|5325|21923|1}} |{{percent and number|28|21923|1}} |{{percent and number|2902|21923|1}} |{{percent and number|4|21923|1}} |{{percent and number|4|21923|1}} |{{percent and number|0|21923|1}} |{{percent and number|85|21923|1}} |{{Flag|Ukraine}} |- |[[Kremenets|Krzemieniec]] |19,877 |{{percent and number|3108|19877|1}} |{{percent and number|7245|19877|1}} |{{percent and number|23|19877|1}} |{{percent and number|8430|19877|1}} |{{percent and number|6|19877|1}} |{{percent and number|883|19877|1}} |{{percent and number|2|19877|1}} |{{percent and number|180|19877|1}} |{{Flag|Ukraine}} |- |[[Lida]] |19,326 |{{percent and number|12239|19326|1}} |{{percent and number|6300|19326|1}} |{{percent and number|5|19326|1}} |{{percent and number|28|19326|1}} |{{percent and number|414|19326|1}} |{{percent and number|328|19326|1}} |{{percent and number|2|19326|1}} |{{percent and number|10|19326|1}} |{{Flag|Belarus}} |- |[[Chortkiv|Czortk贸w]] |19,038 |{{percent and number|10504|19038|1}} |{{percent and number|4860|19038|1}} |{{percent and number|11|19038|1}} |{{percent and number|3633|19038|1}} |{{percent and number|0|19038|1}} |{{percent and number|17|19038|1}} |{{percent and number|0|19038|1}} |{{percent and number|13|19038|1}} |{{Flag|Ukraine}} |- |[[Brody]] |17,905 |{{percent and number|8031|17905|1}} |{{percent and number|6266|17905|1}} |{{percent and number|37|17905|1}} |{{percent and number|3548|17905|1}} |{{percent and number|5|17905|1}} |{{percent and number|9|17905|1}} |{{percent and number|0|17905|1}} |{{percent and number|9|17905|1}} |{{Flag|Ukraine}} |- |[[Slonim|S艂onim]] |16,251 |{{percent and number|8452|16251|1}} |{{percent and number|6683|16251|1}} |{{percent and number|9|16251|1}} |{{percent and number|45|16251|1}} |{{percent and number|656|16251|1}} |{{percent and number|369|16251|1}} |{{percent and number|2|16251|1}} |{{percent and number|35|16251|1}} |{{Flag|Belarus}} |- |[[Vawkavysk|Wo艂kowysk]] |15,027 |{{percent and number|7448|15027|1}} |{{percent and number|5827|15027|1}} |{{percent and number|7|15027|1}} |{{percent and number|10|15027|1}} |{{percent and number|1038|15027|1}} |{{percent and number|689|15027|1}} |{{percent and number|3|15027|1}} |{{percent and number|5|15027|1}} |{{Flag|Belarus}} |}
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