Luhansk Oblast

Luhansk Oblast
Луганська область / Luhanska oblast
Basic data
Oblast center :	Luhansk (Lugansk)
Official languages :	Ukrainian , Russian
Residents :	2,239,500 (2014)
Population density :	83.93 inhabitants per km²
in cities :	86.2%
Area :	26,684 km²
KOATUU :	4400000000
License plate :	BB, HB
Administrative division
Rajons :	18th
Cities :	37
managed by Oblast:	14th
administered by Rajon:	23
Stadtrajone :	4th
Urban-type settlements :	109
Villages:	673
Settlements :	109
Contact
Address:	93400, Луганська обл., М. Сєвєродонецьк проспект Центральний, 59
Website:	Official website
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Statistical information

The Luhansk Oblast ( Ukrainian Луганська область Luhanska oblast ; Russian Луганская область Luganskaja oblast ) is the easternmost of the 25 administrative units ( oblasts ) of Ukraine . It has around 2.24 million inhabitants (2014). The oblast borders Russia to the north, east and south (with the oblasts of Belgorod , Voronezh and Rostov ). In the northwest lies the Kharkiv Oblast , in the southwest the Donetsk Oblast .

On the border between the Kharkiv and Donetsk oblasts, the Siversky Donets meets the oblast and flows through it in a west-east direction to continue its course in Russia. The oblast has existed since 1938, when it was separated from the then larger Stalino Oblast (now Donetsk Oblast) of the Ukrainian SSR . Until 1958 and from 1970 to 1990 it was named Voroshilovgrad Oblast in honor of Kliment Voroshilov . In April 2014, the internationally unrecognized People's Republic of Lugansk was illegally proclaimed on a section in the south of the Oblast region . Ever since then, Levjerodonetsk has acted as the administrative center for the Ukrainian-controlled parts of the oblast. The only connection to the zone not controlled by the government is at Stanyzja Luhanska over a partially collapsed bridge and only on foot, nevertheless at the beginning of 2019 around 200,000 people crossed this artificial border every month.

Biggest cities

The formal capital of the oblast is the city of the same name, Luhansk, south of the Donets . The administrative facilities for the Ukrainian-controlled areas are currently located in Levjerodonetsk.

city	Ukrainian name	Russian name	Resident January 1, 2006
Luhansk	Луганськ	Луганск	449,827
Alchevsk	Алчевськ	Алчевск	116,610
Levjerodonetsk	Сєвєродонецьк	Северодонецк	115.397
Lysychansk	Лисичанськ	Лисичанск	110.344
Krasnyj Luck	Красний Луч	Красный Луч	88,413
Stakhanov	Стаханов	Стаханов	83.002
Sverdlovsk	Свердловськ	Свердловск	68,900
Rubishne	Рубіжне	Рубежное	63,048
Antracyte	Антрацит	Антрацит	59,910
Rowenky	Ровеньки	Ровеньки	51,264
Bryanka	Брянка	Брянка	51.121
Krasnodon	Краснодон	Краснодон	47,237
Pervomaysk	Первомайськ	Первомайск	40,548
Kirovsk	Кіровськ	Кировск	31,936
Perevalsk	Перевальськ	Перевальск	27,350
Molodohwardiysk	Молодогвардійськ	Молодогвардейск	24,476
Popasna	Попасна	Попасная	23,697
Kreminna	Кремінна	Кременная	22,319
Sukhodilsk	Суходільськ	Суходольск	21,958
Starobilsk	Старобільск	Старобельск	20,354
Swatowe	Сватове	Сватово	19,073
Lutuhyne	Лутугине	Лутугино	18,514
Chervonopartysansk	Червонопартизанськ	Ервонопартизанск	16,656
Soloists	Золоте	Золотое	16,368
Juwilejne	Ювілейне	Юбилейное	15,747

Administrative division

Luhansk Oblast is administratively divided into 18 Rajons and 14 cities directly under the Oblast administration. These are the cities of Alchevsk , Antrazyt , Brjanka , Kirovsk , Krasnyj Luch , Krasnodon , Lysychansk , Pervomajsk , Rowenky , Rubizhne , Sverdlovsk , Sjewjerodonezk , Stakhanov and the eponymous administrative center of the region, the city of Luhansk .

Luhansk Oblast districts with their administrative centers

Map showing the Rajons of the Oblast

Luhansk Oblast is divided into 18 districts:

Rajon		Administrative headquarters	surface
German name	Ukrainian name	transcription	km²
Antacyte Rajon	Антрацитівський район Antrazytiwskyj rajon	Antrazyt (city)	1,662
Bilovodsk Raion	Біловодський район Bilowodskyj rajon	Bilovodsk (urban-type settlement)	1,597
Bilokurakyne district	Білокуракинський район Bilokurakynskyj rajon	Bilokurakyne (urban-type settlement)	1,436
Krasnodon Raion	Краснодонський район Krasnodonskyj rajon	Krasnodon (city)	1,386
Kreminna district	Кремінський район Kreminskyj rajon	Kreminna (city)	1,627
Lutuhyne district	Лутугинський район Lutuhynskyj rajon	Lutuhyne (city)	1,057
Markivka district	Марківський район Markiwskyj rajon	Markivka (urban-type settlement)	1.166
Milowe district	Міловський район Milowskyj rajon	Milowe (urban-type settlement)	971
Novoajdar district	Новоайдарський район Nowoajdarskyj rajon	Novoajdar (urban-type settlement)	1,536
Novopskov district	Новопсковський район Novopskowskyj rajon	Novopskow (urban-type settlement)	1,623
Perevalsk Raion	Перевальський район Perewalskyj rajon	Perevalsk (city)	803
Popasna district	Попаснянський район Popasnjanskyj rajon	Popasna (city)	1,325
Slovyanoserbsk Raion	Слов'яносербський район Slowjanoserbskyj rajon	Slojanoserbsk (urban-type settlement)	1,113
Stanychno-Luhanske district	Станично-Луганський район Stanychno-Luhanskyj rajon	Stanyzja Luhanska (urban-type settlement)	1,896
Starobilsk Raion	Старобільський район Starobilskyj rajon	Starobilsk (city)	1,582
Swatowe district	Сватівський район Swatiwskyj rajon	Swatowe (city)	1,739
Sverdlovsk Raion	Свердловський район Sverdlovskyj rajon	Sverdlovsk (city)	1,132
Trojitske district	Троїцький район Trojitskyj rajon	Trojitske (urban-type settlement)	1,633

Demographics

Population distribution 2001
Yellow: Ukrainian majority.
Green: Russian majority

Number of inhabitants

year	1989	1990	1995	1998	2001	2005	2008	2012	2014
Residents	2,862,700	2,866,900	2,827,100	2,702,800	2,589,800	2,440,313	2,355,346	2,272,676	2,239,500

Compared to 1989, the population of Lugansk Oblast has decreased significantly.

nationality	Residents	1989 (%)	2001 (%)	Change (%)
Ukrainians	1,472,400	51.9	58.0	−0.7%
Russians	991.800	44.8	39.0	−22.5%
Belarusians	20,500	1.2	0.8	−38.6%
Tatars	8,500	0.4	0.3	−28.4%
Armenians	6,500	0.1	0.3	+ 70.5%
Moldovans	3,300	0.2	0.1	−43.8%
Azerbaijanis	3,100	0.1	0.1	+ 50%
Jews	2,700	0.3	0.1	−67.8%
Roma	2,300	0.1	0.1	−32.2%
Poland	2,100	0.1	0.1	−43.6%
Georgians	2,100	0.1	0.1	+ 20%
Bulgarians	1,600	0.1	0.1	−36.9%
German	1,600	0.1	0.1	−20.6%

Since the independence of Ukraine, the proportion of Ukrainian native speakers has increased and the proportion of Russian native speakers in the total population has decreased.

native language	1989 (%)	2001 (%)
Ukrainian	25.1	30.0
Russian	73.7	68.8

Individual evidence

1. ↑ «The violence can be stopped at any time» , Tages-Anzeiger, February 3, 2018
2. ↑ Zelensky: Disengagement in Stanytsia Luhanska first step toward ceasefire
3. ↑ Stanytsia Luhanska Bridge is Broken , medium.com, September 2, 2017
4. ↑ Spot Report by OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM): Receipt of notifications on completion of disengagement in Stanytsia Luhanska disengagement area , OSCE, June 30, 2019
5. ↑ http://pollotenchegg.livejournal.com/78855.html
6. ↑ http://www.ukrcensus.gov.ua/eng/
7. ↑ http://www.ukrstat.gov.ua/
8. ↑ http://2001.ukrcensus.gov.ua/eng/results/general/nationality/
9. ↑ http://2001.ukrcensus.gov.ua/eng/results/general/language/Luhansk/