Petrivka
Петрівка | |
|---|---|
  Petrivka Location of Petrivka within Ukraine  Petrivka Petrivka (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 47°28′47″N 37°26′30″E / 47.479722°N 37.441667°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Province | Donetsk Oblast |
| District | Volnovakha Raion |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.15 km2 (0.06 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 193 m (633 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 19 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 85710 |
| Area code | +380 6244 |
Petrivka (Ukrainian: Петрівка; Russian: Петровка, romanized: Petrovka), known as Petrivske (Ukrainian: Петрівське; Russian: Петровское, romanized: Petrovskoye) before 2016, is a village in Volnovakha Raion (district) in Donetsk Oblast of eastern Ukraine, at 71.7 kilometres (44.6 mi) SSW from the centre of Donetsk city.
History[edit]
The village was founded in the late 18th century by migrants from Kharkov Governorate.[2]
Petrivske was taken under control of pro-Russian forces during the War in Donbass, that started in 2014.[3][better source needed] It was renamed to Petrivka in 2016 as part of decommunization in Ukraine.[4]
Demographics[edit]
The settlement had 19 inhabitants in 2001; native language distribution as of the 2001 Ukrainian census:[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Розподіл населення за рідною мовою на ukrcensus.gov.ua".
- ^ "Петрівське, Волноваський район, Донецька область". Історія міст і сіл Української РСР (in Ukrainian).
- ^ "online СЦКК ДНР - 4 September entry". Telegram. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
- ^ "Про перейменування окремих населених пунктів та районів". Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 17 January 2024.
