Chornukhyne
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| Chornukhyne Чорнухине |
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|---|---|
| Urban-type settlement | |
| Location of Chornukhyne in Luhansk Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 48°19′35″N 38°30′56″E / 48.32639°N 38.51556°ECoordinates: 48°19′35″N 38°30′56″E / 48.32639°N 38.51556°E | |
| Country | |
| Province | Luhansk Oblast |
| District | Popasna Raion |
| Founded | 1600[2] |
| Town status | 1938[2] |
| Government | |
| • Town Head | Valeriy Latsyk[2] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.96 km2 (2.69 sq mi) |
| Elevation[3] | 326 m (1,070 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Postal code | 94340 |
| Area code | +380 6441 |
| Website | http://rada.gov.ua/ |
Chornukhyne (Ukrainian: Чорнухине) is an urban-type settlement in the Popasna Raion (district) of Luhansk Oblast in eastern Ukraine.[2] In the 2001 Ukrainian census, the town's population was 7,782.[2] As of 2011[update], its population was 6,137.[1]
The Kalmius and Chornukha rivers flow through the town.[2] It is located 80 kilometers northeast of Donetsk.
History[edit]
The territory was first settled in 1600 as the Chornukhynskyi Post (Ukrainian: Чорнухинський пост) of the Kalmius Palanka of the Zaporizhian Sich cossack territory.[2] In 1778, the settlement was a sloboda, and in 1892 it became a village.[2] It was granted the status of an urban-type settlement in 1938.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Actual Population of Ukraine on January 1, 2011" (PDF). State Statistics Committee of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Main Statistical Office in L'viv region. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Chornukhyne, Luhansk Oblast, Perevalsk Raion". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
- ^ "Chornukhyne (Luhansk region)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 19 July 2013.