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Village in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Petrivka (Ukrainian: Петрівка; Russian: Петровка, romanized: Petrovka), known as Petrivske (Ukrainian: Петрівське; Russian: Петровское, romanized: Petrovskoye) before 2016, is a village in Volnovakha Raion (district) in Donetsk Oblast of eastern Ukraine, at 71.7 kilometres (44.6 mi) SSW from the centre of Donetsk city.
Petrivka
Петрівка | |
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Coordinates: 47.479722°N 37.441667°E | |
Country | Ukraine |
Province | Donetsk Oblast |
District | Volnovakha Raion |
Area | |
• Total | 0.15 km2 (0.06 sq mi) |
Elevation | 193 m (633 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 19 |
• Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 85710 |
Area code | +380 6244 |
The village was founded in the late 18th century by migrants from Kharkov Governorate.[2]
Petrivske was taken under control of pro-Russian forces during the War in Donbass, that started in 2014.[3][better source needed] It was renamed to Petrivka in 2016 as part of decommunization in Ukraine.[4]
The settlement had 19 inhabitants in 2001; native language distribution as of the 2001 Ukrainian census:[1]
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