Bilovodsk
Bilovodsk | ||
Біловодськ | ||
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Oblast : | Luhansk Oblast | |
Rajon : | Bilovodsk Raion | |
Height : | 68 m | |
Area : | 16.23 km² | |
Residents : | 8,179 (2014) | |
Population density : | 504 inhabitants per km² | |
Postcodes : | 92800 | |
Area code : | +380 6466 | |
Geographic location : | 49 ° 12 ' N , 39 ° 35' E | |
KOATUU : | 4420655100 | |
Administrative structure : | 1 urban-type settlement | |
Mayor : | Viktor Petrovytsch Chumak | |
Address: | вул. Леніна 105 92800 смт. Біловодськ |
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Website : | http://bv.loga.gov.ua | |
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Bilowodsk ( Ukrainian Біловодськ ; Russian Беловодск Belovodsk ) is an urban-type settlement in eastern Ukraine on the bank of the Derkul , a tributary of the Siversky Donets with about 8,100 inhabitants (2014).
Located in the center of Bilovodsk Raion in Luhansk Oblast , Bilovodsk is the administrative center of the Raion 98 km north of Luhansk Oblast center .
history
Bilovodsk was founded by Cossacks in 1686 , making it one of the oldest settlements in Sloboda-Ukraine . From June 13, 1942 to January 20, 1943 the place was occupied by the troops of the Wehrmacht . From 1779 to 1860 Bilovodsk had the status of a city and since 1957 Bilovodsk has the status of an urban-type settlement. The name of the settlement (Bilowodsk means "white water") goes back to the clear, "white" water of the Derkul river, on which the place is located.
population
1959 | 1970 | 1979 | 1989 | 2001 | 2014 |
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9,577 | 8,564 | 10,494 | 11,151 | 8,764 | 8,179 |
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Personalities
- Julija Derkatsch (* 1986), Azerbaijani weightlifter of Ukrainian origin
Web links
- News from Bilovodsk (Russian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Demography of Ukrainian cities on pop-stat.mashke.org
- ↑ History of the Rajons ( Memento of the original from October 29, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Ukrainian)
- ↑ Bilowodsk Raion on the Luhansk Oblast website ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Ukrainian)