Lypske

Coordinates: 48°04′55″N 38°08′49″E / 48.08194°N 38.14694°E / 48.08194; 38.14694
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Lypske
Липське
Lypske is located in Donetsk Oblast
Lypske
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Location of Lypske within Donetsk Oblast#Location of Lypske within Ukraine
Lypske is located in Ukraine
Lypske
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Lypske (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 48°04′55″N 38°08′49″E / 48.08194°N 38.14694°E / 48.08194; 38.14694
Country Ukraine
Oblast Donetsk Oblast
RaionDonetsk Raion
HromadaMakiivka urban hromada
Area
 • Total0.72 km2 (0.28 sq mi)
Elevation188 m (617 ft)
Population
 (2022)[3]
 • Total886
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
86189
Area code+380 6232

Lypske (Ukrainian: Липське) or Krasnyi Oktiabr (Ukrainian: Красний Октябр; Russian: Красный Октябрь) is a rural settlement in Makiivka urban hromada, Donetsk Raion in Donetsk Oblast of Ukraine. Population: 886 (2022 estimate).[3]

Geography[edit]

Lypske is located 28 kilometres (17 mi) from the oblast center Donetsk, 20 kilometres (12 mi) from Makiivka, 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from Khartsyzk, and 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from Nyzhnia Krynka. The town has an area of 0.72 square kilometres (0.28 sq mi).[1]

History[edit]

Krasnyi Oktiabr received urban-type settlement status in 1957. By 1959, it had an approximate population of 1,900 people. Its population steadily declined throughout the remainder of the 20th century.[1]

In 2010, the school in Krasnyi Oktiabr was closed.[1] Krasnyi Oktiabr was occupied by Russian proxies during the war in Donbas that began in 2014. On July 20, 2016, the Verkhovna Rada (parliament) of Ukraine officially renamed the settlement to Lypske.[4]

In the pre-2020, Soviet-era administrative divisions of Ukraine, the town was subordinated to Nyzhnia Krynka, which in turn was subordinated to the Makiivka city council.[1] On June 12, 2020, the Verkhovna Rada designated Lypske as part of Makiivka urban hromada [uk].[5]

Economy[edit]

Lypske is a mining town, with its economy heavily associated with the Yasinovskaya-Glubokaya Mine in Makiivka.[6]

Demographics[edit]

Population census
YearPop.±% p.a.
1959 1,900[1]—    
1970 1,200[1]−4.09%
1979 1,100[1]−0.96%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1999 1,100[1]+0.00%
2001 1,017[1]−3.85%
2022 886[3]−0.65%

As of the 2001 Ukrainian census, the town had a population of 1,017.[1] Their native languages were:[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Lazarenko, L. M. (1 February 2014). Красний Октябр (in Ukrainian). Vol. 15. NASU Institute of Encyclopaedic Research. ISBN 9789660220744. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Krasnyi Oktiabr (Donetsk Oblast)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  3. ^ a b c Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Про перейменування окремих населених пунктів та районів на тимчасово окупованих територіях Донецької та Луганської областей". Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Про визначення адміністративних центрів та затвердження територій територіальних громад Донецької області". Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Coal Mine Methane In Ukraine: Opportunities For Production And Investment In The Donetsk Coal Basin 2001". United States Environmental Protection Agency. p. 97. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  7. ^ Розподіл населення за рідною мовою на ukrcensus.gov.ua Archived 31 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine