Posad-Pokrovske
Posad-Pokrovske (Ukrainian: Посад-Покровське) is a village in Kherson Raion, Kherson Oblast (province) of Ukraine. During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the village was returned under the control of Ukraine after the fighting.
Posad-Pokrovske
Посад-Покровське | |
|---|---|
  Posad-Pokrovske Location of Posad-Pokrovske  Posad-Pokrovske Posad-Pokrovske (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 46°48′19″N 32°15′46″E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Kherson Oblast |
| Raion | Kherson Raion |
| Settlement | 1789 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.956 km2 (1.914 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 2,349 |
| Postal code | 75010 |
| Area code(s) | +380 5547 |
| Climate | Cfa |
History
Posad-Pokrovske was founded in 1789 as a property of the Imperial Russian Navy. In 1795, there were 19 houses with 91 inhabitants. Alternative historical village names included Pokrovske and Kopani.[1]
Until 18 July 2020, Posad-Pokrovske was located in the Bilozerka Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Kherson Oblast to five. The area of Bilozerka Raion was merged into Kherson Raion.[2][3]
Demographics
Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[4]
- Ukrainian 90.97%
- Russian 8.22%
- Moldovan 0.38%
- Belarusian 0.04%
- Others 0.39%
References
Notes
- Орлова З.С., Ратнер И.Д., Из истории заселения Херсонщины, Херсон 1993, s. 75.
- "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). July 18, 2020. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
- "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
- Розподіл населення за рідною мовою на ukrcensus.gov.ua Archived 31 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine
