Artemivsk, Luhansk Oblast

Artemivsk (Ukrainian: Артемівськ, translit.: Artemivs’k, Russian: Артёмовск) is a city in Perevalsk Raion of Luhansk Oblast in eastern Ukraine. Population: 7,203 (2021 est.)[1], 7,506 (2013 est.)[2].

Artemivsk
Артемівськ (in Ukrainian)
City
Flag
Coat of arms
Country Ukraine
OblastLuhansk Oblast
Founded1910
City Status1961
Population
 (2021)
 • Total7,203
Area code(s)(+380)
Vehicle registrationBB / 13
ClimateDfb

History

The city was founded as Katerynivka (Ukrainian: Катеринівка) village in 1910 close to the railway station of Kypyche (Vigorous). Its name was changed to Artema in 1923 and to Artemivsk in 1938.

Since 2014, Artemivsk has been controlled by forces of the Luhansk People's Republic.[3]

On May 12, 2016 Ukraine's national parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, decided to name the city Kypuche (Ukrainian: Кипуче),[4][5] although the Ukrainian government does not control the breakaway region and as such the rename is not recognized locally.

Economy

Its major industry is coal mining. Southeast of Artemivsk, there is Donbass-750 an important node in the power grid.

References
  1. 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.
  2. Чисельність наявного населення України [Actual population of Ukraine] (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  3. Численность населения по состоянию на 1 октября 2015 года по Луганской Народной Республике (PDF) (in Russian). Luhansk People's Republic. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  4. Офіційний портал Верховної Ради України
  5. UNIAN


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