Pokrovske, Synelnykove Raion, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast

Pokrovske (Ukrainian: Покро́вське) is a rural settlement in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, east-central Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Pokrovske settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.^[1] Population: 9,489 (2022 estimate).^[2]

Pokrovske Покровське
Rural settlement
Pokrovske District State Administration
Flag Seal
Pokrovske
Coordinates: 47°58′57″N 36°14′02″E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
Raion	Synelnykove Raion
Founded	1779 (245 years ago)
Urban-type settlement Status	1957
Area
• Total	9 km2 (3 sq mi)
Elevation	110 m (360 ft)
Population  (2022)
• Total	9,489
Area code	+380 5638

History

Pokrovske was first mentioned in historical documents in 1779. The settlement of Pokrovske got status of urban-type settlement in 1957.

Until the raion was abolished on 18 July 2020,^[3][4] Pokrovske was the administrative center of Pokrovske Raion. After that date the urban-type settlement became part of Synelnykove Raion.

Until 26 January 2024, Pokrovske was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Pokrovske became a rural settlement.^[5]

References

1. "Покровская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
2. Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
3. "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
4. "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
5. "Что изменится в Украине с 1 января". glavnoe.in.ua (in Russian). 1 January 2024.

External links

• The murder of the Jews of Pokrovske during World War II, at Yad Vashem website.