Chornukhyne

Chornukhyne (Ukrainian: Чорнухине) is an urban-type settlement in Popasna Raion (district) of Luhansk Oblast in eastern Ukraine.[1] In the 2001 Ukrainian census, the town's population was 7,782.[1] The current population estimate is 5,703 (2021 est.)[3]

Chornukhyne
Чорнухине
Urban-type settlement
Coordinates: 48°19′35″N 38°30′56″E
Country Ukraine
ProvinceLuhansk Oblast
DistrictPerevalsk Raion
Founded1600[1]
Town status1938[1]
Government
 • Town HeadValeriy Latsyk[1]
Area
 • Total6.96 km2 (2.69 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
326 m (1,070 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total 5,703
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
94340
Area code+380 6441
Websitehttp://rada.gov.ua/

The Kalmius and Chornukha Rivers flow through the town.[1] It is located 80 kilometres (50 mi) northeast of Donetsk.

History

The territory was first settled in 1600 as the Chornukhynskyi Post (Ukrainian: Чорнухинський пост) of the Kalmius Palanka of the Zaporizhian Sich cossack territory.[1] In 1778, the settlement was a sloboda, and in 1892 it became a village.[1] It was granted the status of an urban-type settlement in 1938.[1]

On 7 October 2014, to facilitate the governance of Luhansk Oblast, the Verkhovna Rada made some changes in the administrative divisions, so that the localities in the government-controlled areas were grouped into districts. In particular, Chornukhyne was transferred from Perevalsk Raion to Popasna Raion.[4] However, on 20 February 2015, forces of the de facto Luhansk People's Republic retook Chornukhyne as a result of the Battle of Debaltseve. Chornukhyne has since then been administered as a part of Perevalsk Raion.

References
  1. "Chornukhyne, Luhansk Oblast, Perevalsk Raion". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 23 December 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  2. "Chornukhyne (Luhansk region)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  3. 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.
  4. "Рада изменила границы районов Луганской области" (in Russian). Lenta.ru. 7 October 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
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