Miusynsk
Miusynsk | ||
Міусинськ | ||
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Oblast : | Luhansk Oblast | |
Rajon : | Krasnyj Luch city district | |
Height : | no information | |
Area : | 18.07 km² | |
Residents : | 4,732 ( 01/01/2014 ) | |
Population density : | 262 inhabitants per km² | |
Postcodes : | 94533 | |
Area code : | +380 6432 | |
Geographic location : | 48 ° 5 ' N , 38 ° 53' E | |
KOATUU : | 4411670600 | |
Administrative structure : | 1 city , 3 villages | |
Mayor : | Viktor Skorobohatov | |
Address: | вул. Октябрська 15 94533 м. Міусинськ |
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Miusynsk (Ukrainian Міусинськ ; Russian Миусинск / Miusinsk ) is a city in eastern Ukraine with about 5,000 inhabitants.
The place is in the west of the Luhansk Oblast , about 7 kilometers south of the city of Krasnyj Lutsch and 60 kilometers southwest of the Oblast capital Luhansk on the river Dowschyk (Довжик).
The 3 villages Korinne (Корінне), Lisne (Лісне) and Novojelysawetiwka (Новоєлизаветівка) also belong to the city council, which in turn is part of the municipality of Krasnyj Lutsch .
Miusynsk was founded as Novo Pawlowka in 1887 and renamed Miusynsk in 1965 because of its proximity to the Mius River . In 1938 the place received the status of a settlement, in 1965 it was finally granted city status.
Since summer 2014, the city has been occupied by separatists from the Lugansk People's Republic during the war in Ukraine .