Hirske

This article deals with the city in eastern Ukraine, for information on the villages of the same name, see Hirske (Welyka Mychajliwka) (Odessa Oblast) and Hirske (Mykolaiv) (Lviv Oblast).

Hirske
Гірське
	Hirske
Basic data
Oblast :	Luhansk Oblast
Rajon :	Popasna district
Height :	77 m
Area :	16.51 km²
Residents :	9,921 (2016)
Population density :	601 inhabitants per km²
Postcodes :	93292
Area code :	+380 6455
Geographic location :	48 ° 45 ′  N , 38 ° 30 ′  E Coordinates: 48 ° 45 ′ 7 "  N , 38 ° 29 ′ 42"  E
KOATUU :	4412170300
Administrative structure :	1 city, 1 village
Mayor :	Wassyl Wolwatsch
Address:	вул. Совєтська 7
Statistical information
Hirske

Hirske (Ukrainian Гірське ; Russian Горское / Gorskoje ) is a small town in Luhansk Oblast in eastern Ukraine . It has around 10,000 inhabitants (2016) and administratively belongs to the Popasna Rajon .

Until October 7, 2014, the place was administratively part of the city of Pervomajsk , then was annexed to the Popasna Raion , in September 2016 the area around the village of Orichowe (Оріхове) was enlarged with 327 hectares.

geography

The city in eastern Ukraine is located in Luhansk Oblast , 64 kilometers from the Oblast capital Luhansk . The city has an area of ​​16.51 km² and is located in the middle of small forests at the mouth of the Belenkaj River in the Donets on its right bank, the city of Solote is located to the south, and the town of Orichowe to the east also belongs to the city council .

Hirske has bus connections to the cities of Luhansk, Sjewjerodonetsk , Lysychansk and Pervomajsk. There is also a train connection and a railway station.

population

In 2001, 5,571 Russians, 2,108 Ukrainians, 3,001 Belarusians and 900 Tatars lived in the city . The majority of the residents of Hirske are Russian Orthodox , but a few hundred Muslims also live in the city, mostly Tatars. The Russians have always been the largest ethnic group in Hirske.

Population development

1939	1959	1970	1979	1989	2001	2005	2016
12,179	17,932	15,805	14,657	13,559	11,473	11,112	9,921

Source:

Web links

• Entry on the place in the Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine (Ukrainian)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Demography of Ukrainian cities on pop-stat.mashke.org
2. ↑ Верховна Рада України; Постанова, План від 07.10.2014 № 1693-VII Про зміни в адміністративно-територіальному устрої Луганської області, зміну і встановлення меж Перевальського і Попаснянського районів Луганської області
3. ↑ Верховна Рада України; Постанова, План від 09.08.2016 № 1517-VIII Про зміни в адміністративно-територіальному устрої Луганської області, зміну і встановлення меж міст Золотого та Гірського Попаснянського району Луганської області