Shyroka Balka
Shyroka Balka (Ukrainian: Широка Балка; Russian: Широкая Балка) is a settlement in Horlivka municipality of Donetsk Oblast of eastern Ukraine, at 43.5 km NNE from the centre of Donetsk city.
Shyroka Balka
Широка Балка | |
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Coordinates: 48°18′4″N 37°55′39″E | |
Country | Ukraine |
Province | Donetsk Oblast |
Elevation | 134 m (440 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 477 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 84619 |
Area code | +380 6242 |
During the War in Donbass, in 2015, the settlement was taken under control of pro-Russian forces of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic.[2] In March 2023, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported Russian shelling in the settlement.[3]
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Administrative system of Horlivka:
Districts of Horlivka: |
Populated places: 1 — Hladosove 2 — Holmivskyi 3 — Zaitseve 4 — Mykhailivka 5 — Ozeryanivka 6 — Panteleymonivka 7 — Piatykhatky 8— Ryasne 9 — Stavky 10 — Fedorivka 11 — Shyroka Balka |
Demographics
Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[1]
- Ukrainian 71.28%
- Russian 28.51%
- Belarusian 0.21%
References
- "Офіційна сторінка Всеукраїнського перепису населення | Банк даних" [All-Ukrainian population census | Database]. ukrcensus.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- "Новости дня: ДНР преподнесла Порошенко своё видение проведения выборов на Донбассе. Полный текст - 13.05.2015 сегодня". Dialog.ua. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- "At Bakhmut direction Russian army shelled Zaliznyanske, Dubovo-Vasylivka, Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Bakhmut, Ivanivske, Bohdanivka, Chasiv Yar, Kurdumivka, Klischiyivka, Shyroka Balka, Ozaryanivka, Druzhba, Hryhorivka, Mayorsk and New York of Donetsk region, - General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine says in the morning report Horlivka, Donetsk Oblast - Ukraine Interactive map - Ukraine Latest news on live map - liveuamap.com". Ukraine Interactive map - Ukraine Latest news on live map - liveuamap.com. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
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