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constituted 13.6 percent <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> urban population <strong>of</strong> approximately 3,632,000, and just 1.6 percent <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>
rural population <strong>of</strong> approximately 14,421,000. Over two thirds <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> country's Jews lived in cities and
towns, less than one third in rural areas. The Jewish population was not spread evenly across <strong>the</strong> country,
as <strong>the</strong> following table demonstrates:
Jews as a Percentage <strong>of</strong> Population, by Province and Urban/Rural Area, 1930
Population Jews as %
<strong>of</strong> Total Jews as % #
<strong>of</strong> Urban Jews as %
<strong>of</strong> Rural
Total Jews
Romania 18,057,028 756,930 4.0 13.6 1.6
Oltenia 1,513,175 3,523 0.2 1.6