Sofiivka, Kramatorsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast

Sofiivka (Ukrainian: Софіївка; Russian: Софиевка) is an urban-type settlement in Kramatorsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. Its population was 912 as of the 2001 Ukrainian census.[2] Current population: 895 (2022 estimate).[3]

For the urban-type settlement in Horlivka Raion, Donetsk officially known as Sofiivka, see Karlo-Marksove.

Sofiivka
Софіївка
Urban-type settlement
Sofiivka is located in Ukraine
Sofiivka
Sofiivka
Location of Sofiivka in Donetsk Oblast
Sofiivka is located in Donetsk Oblast
Sofiivka
Sofiivka
Sofiivka (Donetsk Oblast)
Coordinates: 48°44′27″N 37°30′47″E
Country Ukraine
Oblast Donetsk Oblast
RaionKramatorsk Raion
Status1962
Area
 • Total0.43 km2 (0.17 sq mi)
Elevation
[1]
83 m (272 ft)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total912
 • Density2,100/km2 (5,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
84397
Area code+380 6264
Websitehttp://rada.gov.ua/

Sofiivka was designated as an urban-type settlement in 1962.[2] It is located in the northern portion of the oblast, west of Kramatorsk, at an elevation of 83 m (272 ft).[1] The settlement belongs to the Shabelkivka Settlement Council, as part of the local government scheme in Ukraine.[2]

The results of the 2001 census demonstrated that 61.95 percent of Sofiivka's population chose Ukrainian as their native language, compared to 38.05% for the Russian language.[4]

References
  1. "Sofiivka (Donetsk Oblast, City of Kramatorsk". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  2. "Urban-type settlement of Sofiivka, Kramatorsk City Council, Donetsk Oblast". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  3. Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
  4. "Distribution of population by native language, Donetsk Oblast". 2001 Ukrainian Census (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
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