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The '''Donbas''' or '''Donbass''' is a [[portmanteau]] formed from '''Donets Basin''' associated with the river Donets in [[Eastern Europe]]an. The river originates in [[Russia]] and flows through the [[Ukraine]]ian Oblast of [[Kharkiv]], the [[Donetsk Peoples Republic]] and [[Luhansk Peoples Republic]], and then again through [[Russia]]ian territory in Rostov to join the Don River about 60 miles from the [[Sea of Azov]]. The Donbas is an important cultural and economic region in Eastern Europe.
The '''Donbas''' or '''Donbass''' is a [[portmanteau]] formed from '''Donets Basin''' associated with the river Donets in [[Eastern Europe]]an. The river originates in [[Russia]] and flows through the [[Ukraine]]ian Oblast of [[Kharkiv]], the [[Donetsk Peoples Republic]] and [[Luhansk Peoples Republic]], and then again through [[Russia]]ian territory in Rostov to join the Don River about 60 miles from the [[Sea of Azov]]. The Donbas is an important cultural and economic region in Eastern Europe.
==Demographics==
According to the 2001 census, Russian is the main language of 74.9% of residents in Donetsk Oblast and 68.8% in Luhansk Oblast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://2001.ukrcensus.gov.ua/eng/results/general/language/|title=Всеукраїнський перепис населення 2001 – English version – Results – General results of the census –& Linguistic composition of the population|website=2001.ukrcensus.gov.ua}}</ref>
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