Sofiivka, Kherson Oblast

Sofiivka (Ukrainian: Софіївка) is a village in Ukraine, in the Hornostaivka settlement hromada of Kakhovka Raion, Kherson Oblast. The population is 25 people.

Sofiivka
Софіївка
Sofiivka is located in Kherson Oblast
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Sofiivka
Location of Sofiivka
Sofiivka is located in Ukraine
Sofiivka
Sofiivka
Sofiivka (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 46°53′51″N 34°5′56″E / 46.89750°N 34.09889°E / 46.89750; 34.09889
Country Ukraine
OblastKherson Oblast
RaionKakhovka Raion
HromadaHornostaivka settlement hromada
Settlement1920
Government
 • StarostaMykhailiuk Vitaliy Bohdanovych
Area
 • Total
18 km2 (7 sq mi)
Elevation
65 m (213 ft)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total
25
 • Density1.36/km2 (3.5/sq mi)
Postal code
74360
Area code+380 5544

History

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The village came under Russian occupation in the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.[1]

Population

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The 1989 Ukrainian SSR census gave a population of 47 people, 26 men and 21 women.[2] In the 2001 Ukrainian census, the population was 25 people.[2]

According to the 2001 census, 96% of Sofiivka spoke primarily Ukrainian, and 4% spoke primarily Russian.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Військовий експерт пояснив, чому російські війська так швидко захопили Херсонську область". www.unian.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-09-24.
  2. ^ a b c "Банк даних". db.ukrcensus.gov.ua. Retrieved 2023-09-24.