Chornukhyne Чорнухине |
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Urban-type settlement | |
Coordinates: 48°19′35″N 38°30′56″E / 48.32639°N 38.51556°ECoordinates: 48°19′35″N 38°30′56″E / 48.32639°N 38.51556°E | |
Country | Ukraine |
Province | Luhansk Oblast |
District | Popasna Raion |
Founded | 1600 |
Town status | 1938 |
Government | |
• Town Head | Valeriy Latsyk |
Area | |
• Total | 6.96 km2 (2.69 sq mi) |
Elevation | 326 m (1,070 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 6,137 |
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Postal code | 94340 |
Area code | +380 6441 |
Website | http://rada.gov.ua/ |
Chornukhyne (Ukrainian: Чорнухине) is an urban-type settlement in Popasna Raion (district) of Luhansk Oblast in eastern Ukraine. In the 2001 Ukrainian census, the town's population was 7,782. As of 2011[update], its population was 6,137.
The Kalmius and Chornukha Rivers flow through the town. It is located 80 kilometres (50 mi) northeast of Donetsk.
The territory was first settled in 1600 as the Chornukhynskyi Post (Ukrainian: Чорнухинський пост) of the Kalmius of the Zaporizhian Sich cossack territory. In 1778, the settlement was a sloboda, and in 1892 it became a village. It was granted the status of an urban-type settlement in 1938.
On 7 October 2014, to facilitate the governance of Luhansk Oblast, the Verkhovna Rada made some changes in the administrative divisions, so that the localities in the government-controlled areas were grouped into districts. In particular, Chornukhyne was transferred from Perevalsk Raion to Popasna Raion.