Võros

Võros (Võro: võrokõsõq, pronounced [vɤrokɤsəʔ], Estonian: võrukesed, Finnish: võrolaiset) are the indigenous^{[2][better source needed]} inhabitants of historical Võromaa (Vana Võromaa), a region in Southeastern Estonia (Võru and Põlva Counties with parts extending into Valga and Tartu Counties). The term is particularly used by proponents of a regional identity.

Võros/Võro
võrokõsõq
võrukesed

Võro flag
Traditional dance of Võros
Total population
50,000 to 70,000 (74,499[1]) (about 4–7% of the population)
Regions with significant populations
Estonia  Latvia  Pskov Oblast
Languages
Võro, Standard Estonian
Religion
Eastern Orthodox, Evangelical Lutheran
Related ethnic groups
Estonians  · Setos

Pulga, a native Võro speaker.

About 70,000 people live in historical Võromaa and many more identify as Võros although they live outside the territory, mostly in Tartu and Tallinn.

See also

• Võru County (Võrumaa, Võromaa)
• Võro language
• Võro Institute
• Uma Leht