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Chornukhyne

Chornukhyne
Чорнухине
Urban-type settlement
Coordinates: 48°19′35″N 38°30′56″E / 48.32639°N 38.51556°E / 48.32639; 38.51556Coordinates: 48°19′35″N 38°30′56″E / 48.32639°N 38.51556°E / 48.32639; 38.51556
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 Decrease 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, 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.


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