Zholobok (Ukrainian: Жолобок; Russian: Желобок) is a village in Sievierodonetsk Raion (district) in Luhansk Oblast of eastern Ukraine, at about 40.0 km WNW from the centre of Luhansk.
Zholobok
Жолобок | |
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  Zholobok Location of Zholobok within Ukraine  Zholobok Zholobok (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 48°42′46″N 38°41′58″E / 48.712778°N 38.699444°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Province |  Luhansk Oblast |
| District | Sievierodonetsk Raion |
| Founded | 1867 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.15 km2 (0.06 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 179 m (587 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 153 |
| • Density | 1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 93890 |
| Area code | +380 6473 |
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The settlement was taken under control of pro-Russian forces during the War in Donbass, that started in mid-April 2014.[1][2]
Demographics
editIn 2001 the settlement had 153 inhabitants. Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[3]
- Ukrainian — 89.54%
- Russian — 9.8%
- Other languages — 0.66%
References
edit- ^ Про затвердження переліку населених пунктів, на території ... | від 07.11.2014 № 1085-р
- ^ "На Луганщине два поселка оказались под контролем боевиков, что противоречит Минским соглашениям". Information Resistance. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ^ Розподіл населення за рідною мовою на ukrcensus.gov.ua
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