Kermenchyk (Ukrainian: Керменчик; Russian: Керменчик, romanized: Kermenchik) is a rural settlement in southeastern Ukraine. Administratively, it is located in Staromlynivka rural hromada, Volnovakha Raion, Donetsk Oblast.
Kermenchyk
Керменчик | |
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Rural settlement | |
  Kermenchyk Location of Kermenchyk within Donetsk Oblast .svg) Kermenchyk Kermenchyk (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 47°42′38″N 36°56′27″E / 47.71056°N 36.94083°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Donetsk Oblast |
| District | Volnovakha Raion |
| Hromada | Staromlynivka rural hromada |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 1,100 |
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It was founded by settlers from Staryi Kermenchyk, (lit. 'Old Kermenchyk') which is now Staromlynivka.
For some time prior to 2016, it was known as Oktiabrske (Ukrainian: Октябрське; Russian: Октябрьское, romanized: Oktyabrskoye) until it was renamed to its current name as part of decommunization reforms in Ukraine.[1]
Demographics
editAccording to the 2001 Ukrainian census, the population of the settlement was 1110, of whom 66.04% spoke Ukrainian, 33.87% spoke Russian, and 0.09% spoke Greek.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Постановление Верховной Рады Украины от 2 февраля 2016 года № 984-VIII «О переименовании отдельных населённых пунктов и районов»". Archived from the original on 2016-08-08.
- ^ "Розподіл населення за рідною мовою, Донецька область". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
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