Molodohvardiisk
Molodohvardiysk
Молодогвардійськ | |
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| Молодогвардійськ (Molodohvardiisk) | |
 Fog in Molodohvardiysk | |
 Flag | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Province | Luhansk Oblast |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 22,575 |
| Climate | Dfb |
Molodohvardiysk (Ukrainian: Молодогвардійськ, translit. Molodohvardiys’k, Russian: Молодогвардейск, translit. Molodogvardeysk) is a city in southeastern Ukraine. It is located in the Krasnodon Municipality of Luhansk Oblast (region). Its population is approximately 22,575 (2020 est.)[1].
History
Molodohvardiysk was originally established in 1955 as the Molodogvardeyskiy village, named after the Young Guard resistance group. It was granted city status in 1961.
In January 1989 the population of the city was 31 766 people.[2]
In 2013 the population of the city was 23 332 people.[3]
Since 2014, Molodohvardiysk has been controlled by the Luhansk People's Republic and not by Ukrainian authorities.[4]
Demographics
Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[5]
- Russian 88.6%
- Ukrainian 10.9%
- Belarusian 0.2%
Facilities
The town has three comprehensive education schools, a music school, an art school, and a cultural center "Dom Kultury" ("Culture House").
References
- ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2020 року / Population of Ukraine Number of Existing as of January 1, 2020 (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2023.
- ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность городского населения союзных республик, их территориальных единиц, городских поселений и городских районов по полу
- ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2013 року. Державна служба статистики України. Київ, 2013. стор.74
- ^ "Численность населения по состоянию на 1 октября 2015 года по Луганской Народной Республ ике" (PDF) (in Russian). Luhansk People's Republic. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
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48°20′40″N 39°39′30″E / 48.34444°N 39.65833°E
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