Luzhanka (village)
Luzhanka (Ukrainian: Лужанка; Romanian: Catzbach) is a village located in Bolhrad Raion, Odessa Oblast in southwestern Ukraine. It is also located in the historical region of Budjak in southern Bessarabia.
Luzhanka
Лужанка | |
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Village | |
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Coordinates: 46°02′39″N 29°11′27″E | |
Country | ![]() |
Oblast | ![]() |
District | Bolhrad Raion |
Founded | 1830 |
Area | |
• Total | 8.5 km2 (3.3 sq mi) |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 423 |
• Density | 50/km2 (130/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 68555 |
Area code | +380-4847 |
History
Russian Empire 1830–1917
Moldavian Democratic Republic 1917–1918
Kingdom of Romania 1918–1940
Soviet Union 1940–1941
Kingdom of Romania 1941–1944
Soviet Union 1944–1991
Ukraine 1991–present
Until 18 July 2020, Luzhanka was located in the Tarutyne Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Odessa Oblast to seven. The area of Tarutyne Raion was merged into Bolhrad Raion.[1][2]
Demographics
According to the 1989 census, the population of Poroshkovo was 341 people, of whom 163 were men and 178 women.[3]
Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[4]
Notable people
- Serhiy Hrynevetsky (born 1957), politician, Governor of Odessa Oblast (1998–2005, 2020–2022)
References
- "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
- "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
- "Кількість наявного та постійного населення по кожному сільському населеному пункту, Одеська область (осіб) - Регіон, Рік, Категорія населення , Стать (1989(12.01))". State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- Розподіл населення за рідною мовою на ukrcensus.gov.ua Archived 31 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine