Novoazovsk
Novoazovsk (Новоазовськ)
Novoazovsk (Новоазовск) | |
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City | |
![]() Main square of Novoazovsk | |
Coordinates: 47°6′53″N 38°4′48″E / 47.11472°N 38.08000°E | |
Recognized country | ![]() |
Recognized oblast | Donetsk Oblast |
Government | |
• Mayor | Oleg Sidorenko |
Area | |
• Total | 8 km2 (3 sq mi) |
Elevation | 21 m (69 ft) |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 11,104 |
• Density | 1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi) |
Climate | Dfa |
Novoazovsk (Ukrainian: Новоазовськ, Russian: Новоазовск) is a border town on the south-eastern tip of Ukraine (bordering Russia),[1] it is the administrative center of the Novoazovsk Raion (district), in Donetsk Oblast (province). Population: 11,104 (2021 est.)[2]; 12,702 (2001).
- 1849–1923 Novonikolayevka
- 1923–1959 Budyonivka
- 1959–present Novoazovsk
Novoazovsk and adjacent areas are the only places in Ukraine where the great black-headed gull (Larus ichthyaetus) lives.[3]
History
Beginning in mid-April 2014 pro-Russian separatists captured several towns in Donetsk Oblast;[4][5] including Novoazovsk.[6] In June 2014 Ukrainian forces reportedly secured the city from the separatists.[6] The situation around the town then became relatively quiet.[6] On 25 August 2014, Ukraine claimed that Russian soldiers disguised as separatists had opened a new front in the War in Donbass with an offensive against Mariupol.[7] Ukraine claimed it had blocked this offensive near Novoazovsk.[7] Fighting in the area continued on 26 August 2014.[8] According to a Ukrainian Dnipro Battalion commander, Novoazovsk was overrun by Russian tanks and fell to the Russians on 27 August.[6] This claim was confirmed by Ukrainian authorities the next day. On the other hand, separatist leaders on the same day claimed that the town was taken by separatist forces as part of an offensive against Mariupol.[9]
Gallery
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Beach in Novoazovsk
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St Nicholas Church
Climate
The climate in Novoazovsk is a hot/warm summer subtype (Köppen: Dfa) of the humid continental climate.
Climate data for Novoazovsk | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 0 (32) |
1 (34) |
6 (43) |
13 (55) |
20 (68) |
25 (77) |
28 (82) |
27 (81) |
21 (70) |
14 (57) |
6 (43) |
1 (34) |
28 (82) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −5 (23) |
−5 (23) |
0 (32) |
6 (43) |
12 (54) |
16 (61) |
18 (64) |
18 (64) |
12 (54) |
7 (45) |
1 (34) |
−4 (25) |
−5 (23) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 41.1 (1.62) |
38.9 (1.53) |
42.1 (1.66) |
49.1 (1.93) |
33.8 (1.33) |
59.2 (2.33) |
40.0 (1.57) |
34.5 (1.36) |
51.6 (2.03) |
35.0 (1.38) |
54.7 (2.15) |
52.3 (2.06) |
532.3 (20.96) |
Average precipitation days | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 138 |
Source: World Weather Online[10] |
References
- ^ Ukraine steps up security at Novoazovsk border check point, Interfax-Ukraine (17 March 2014)
- ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2021 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2021] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine.
- ^ Pallas's Gull Larus ichthyaetus
- ^ https://newrepublic.com/article/117387/putin-accidentally-helping-unite-eastern-and-western-ukraine
- ^ http://en.itar-tass.com/world/735082
- ^ a b c d (in Ukrainian) Novoazovsk captured by Russian troops - Commander spetsroty, Ukrayinska Pravda (28 August 2014)
- ^ a b Ukraine accuses Russia of opening new front before leaders' meeting, Reuters (25 August 2014)
- ^ Ukraine crisis: Putin, Poroshenko meet in Minsk amid border violence, CBC News (26 August 2014)
- ^ Ukraine Leader Accuses Russia as ‘15,000 Russian Soldiers Join Separatists', Newsweek (28 August 2014)
- ^ "Climate: Novoazovsk". World Weather Online. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
External links
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
- м Новоазовськ, Донецька область, Новоазовський район (rada.gov.ua)
- http://imsu-doneck.info/mista-i-sela-doneckoi-oblasti/novoazovskyj-rajon/novoazovsk.html
47°6′42″N 38°04′57″E / 47.11167°N 38.08250°E