Nyzhnia Duvanka

Nyzhnia Duvanka (Ukrainian: Нижня Дуванка; Russian: Нижняя Дуванка, romanized: Nizhnyaya Duvanka) is a rural settlement in Sloboda Ukraine, in the Svatove Raion of the Luhansk Oblast of Ukraine. Population: 1,902 (2022 estimate)[1]

Nyzhnia Duvanka
Нижня Дуванка
Nyzhnia Duvanka
Location of Nyzhnia Duvanka
Nyzhnia Duvanka
Nyzhnia Duvanka (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 49°34′59″N 38°10′08″E
Country Ukraine
Oblast Luhansk Oblast
RaionSvatove
Elevation
78 m (256 ft)
Population
 (2022)[1]
  Total1,902
Postal code
92612
Area code+380 6471

History

On 14 December 1960, Nizhnyaya Duvanka received the status of an urban-type settlement.[2] In July 1995, the Cabinet of Ministers approved the decision to privatize the state farm.[3]

Demographics

According to the 2001 Ukrainian census, the settlement had a population of 2,429. The linguistic composition was:[4]

Native languages in Nyzhnia Duvanka
percent
Ukrainian
94.0%
Russian
5.6%
Belarusian
0.1%
others
0.3%

Notable people

Dmytro Streknev, (1997-2019), Ukrainian soldier awarded with the Order for Courage[5]

References


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