Komar, Ukraine

Komar (Ukrainian: Кома́р; Russian: Кома́р) is a village in the Volnovakha Raion of the Donetsk Oblast, in Ukraine.

Komar Кома́р
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Coordinates: 47°58′39″N 36°45′33″E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Donetsk
Raion	Volnovakha
Hromada	Komar rural hromada
Government
• Body	Komar village council [uk]
• Mayor	Roman Mykhailovych Dmitriev
Area
• Total	3,223 km2 (1,244 sq mi)
Elevation	114 m (374 ft)
Population  (2014)
• Total	1,326
• Density	0.41/km2 (1.1/sq mi)
Area code	+380 6243
Website	komar.rada.org.ua

Geography

The village is located on the right bank of the Mokri Yaly River. The distance to Velyka Novosilka is about 21 km and it passes by a local highway.

History

Komar was founded in 1780 by Greek immigrants from the Crimean village of Kamara (modern-day Oboronne [ru]). From the moment of its foundation to the present day, the main activity is agriculture and, first of all, grain production.

Demographics

According to the 2001 Ukrainian Census, the population of the village was 1,705 people, of which 8.09% stated that their mother tongue was Ukrainian, 84.16% - Russian, 7.33% - Greek, 0.12% - Armenian, and 0.06% - Belarusian.^[1]

Famous people

• Serhiy Vasyliovych Golovko is the director of the agricultural society, an honored worker of agriculture of Ukraine.^[2]

The following were born in the settlement:

• Hryhoriy Panteliyovych Alchiev [uk] (* 1946) a Ukrainian artist.
• Spiridon Mykhailovych Egorov [uk] (1908-1999) a Hero of the Soviet Union.

References

1. "Розподіл населення за рідною мовою, Донецька область". Ukrainian Census (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
2. "Указ президента України № 849/2019" (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 20 December 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2020.