Bilytske

Bilytske (Ukrainian: Білицьке, Russian: Белицкое) is a city in Dobropillia municipality, Donetsk Oblast (province) of Ukraine. Population: 7,913 (2021 est.)[1].

Bilytske
Білицьке
City
WW2 memorial in Bilytske
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Bilytske
Bilytske
Coordinates: 48°24′N 37°11′E
Country Ukraine
OblastDonetsk
Population
 (2021)
 • Total7,913

History

During the Second World War, from November 1941 to 1943, the settlement was occupied by Axis troops.

In December 1966, the urban-type settlement became a city.[2][3][4]

In 1980s the basis of the economy was coal mining.[4] In January 1989, the population of the city was 11.6 thousand people[3]

In January 2013 the population was 8,691 people.[5]

Demographics

Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[6]

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. Белицкое // Большая Советская Энциклопедия. / под ред. А. М. Прохорова. 3-е изд. том 3. М., «Советская энциклопедия», 1970.
  3. Белицкое // Большой энциклопедический словарь (в 2-х тт.). / редколл., гл. ред. А. М. Прохоров. том 1. М., «Советская энциклопедия», 1991. стр.120
  4. Белицкое // Советский энциклопедический словарь. редколл., гл. ред. А. М. Прохоров. 4-е изд. М., «Советская энциклопедия», 1986. стр.122
  5. Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2013 року. Державна служба статистики України. Київ, 2013.
  6. http://www.ukrcensus.gov.ua


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