Khartsyzk

Khartsyzk or Khartsyzsk (Ukrainian: Харцизьк, Russian: Харцызск, IPA: [xɐrˈt͡sɨsk]) is a city of regional significance in the de facto Donetsk People's Republic; de jure Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. The city has a population of Population: 56,367 (2021 est.)[1]

Khartsyzk
Харцизьк
Харцызск
City of regional significance
A church in Khartsyzk
Flag
Coat of arms
Khartsyzk
Khartsyzk
Coordinates: 48°02′34″N 38°08′33″E
CountryDisputed:
Oblast Donetsk Oblast
Founded1869
City status1938
Area
19.3 km2 (7.5 sq mi)
Elevation
216 m (709 ft)
Population
 (2021)
56,367

History

Starting Mid-April 2014 pro-Russian separatists took control of several towns in Donetsk Oblast.[2][3][4][5]

Unknown armed men took control of Khartsyzk city hall on 13 April 2014 and declared it part of the Donetsk People's Republic.[6]

A pro-Ukrainian unity rally, one of the few in the region,[7] was held in the town on 22 April 2014.[2]

Demographics

Ethnicity as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census:[8]

  • Ukrainians: 52.4%
  • Russians: 44.1%
  • Belarusians: 0.9%
  • Armenians: 0.3%
  • Greeks: 0.3%
  • Georgians: 0.2%

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. "Pro-Ukraine activists defy harassment to rally in town on Russian border | World news | The Guardian". theguardian.com. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
  3. "Putin Is Accidentally Helping Unite Eastern and Western Ukraine | New Republic". newrepublic.com. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
  4. "Donbass defenders put WWII tank back into service". itar-tass.com. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  5. "OSCE: Eastern Ukrainians return home despite landmine danger". kyivpost.com. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
  6. "У Харцизьку зелені чоловічки захопили міськраду. Регіонал з ними – Українська правда". pravda.com.ua. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
  7. "Ukraine crisis: Russia steps up rhetoric on possible intervention – FT.com". ft.com. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
  8. "Національний склад та рідна мова населення Донецької області. Розподіл постійного населення за найбільш численними національностями та рідною мовою по міськрадах та районах" (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 2012-11-27. Retrieved 2017-05-05.


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