Pokuttya or
Pokuttia (, , ) is a historical area of
East-Central Europe, between upper
Prut and
Cheremosh rivers, in modern
Ukraine. Historically it was a culturally distinct area inhabited by
Ukrainians and
Romanians on the previously unpopulated borderlands between the lands of
Lviv and
Halych. Although the historical centre of the area was
Kolomyia, the name itself is derived from the name of the town of
Kuty and literally means
by Kuty ("Kut" by itself means "corner"). Presently, the region is inhabited by
Ukrainians.