Sekun (Ukrainian: Секунь, Polish: Siekuń) is a village in Kovel Raion, Volyn Oblast, Ukraine.
Sekun
Секунь | |
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Village | |
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 Flag | |
  Sekun Location of Sekun .svg) Sekun Sekun (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 51°21′35″N 24°37′36″E / 51.35972°N 24.62667°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Volyn Oblast |
| Raion |  Kovel Raion |
| First mentioned | 1543 |
| Elevation | 168 m (551 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 590 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | UA 44444 |
| Area code | +380 3346 |
Until 18 July 2020, Sekun belonged to Stara Vyzhivka Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Volyn Oblast to four. The area of Stara Vyzhivka Raion was merged into Kovel Raion.[1][2]
Demographics
editNative language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[3]
- Ukrainian 99.15%
- Russian 0.51%
- Belarusian 0.34%
Notable people
edit- Dara Korniy (born 1970), writer
References
edit- ^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
- ^ "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
- ^ Розподіл населення за рідною мовою на ukrcensus.gov.ua Archived 31 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine
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