Novoazovsk

Novoazovsk (Ukrainian: Новоазовськ, pronounced [nowoɐˈzɔu̯sʲk]; Russian: Новоазовск, pronounced [nəvəɐˈzofsk]) is a border city on the south-eastern tip of Ukraine (near the border with Russia),^[1] in Kalmiuske Raion, in Donetsk Oblast. Since 2014, it has been occupied by Donetsk People's Republic and then Russia.

Novoazovsk Новоазовськ (Ukrainian) Новоазовск (Russian)
City
Main square of Novoazovsk
Novoazovsk Location of Novoazovsk Show map of Donetsk Oblast Novoazovsk Novoazovsk (Ukraine) Show map of Ukraine
Coordinates: 47°6′53″N 38°4′48″E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Donetsk Oblast
Raion	Kalmiuske Raion
Hromada	Novoazovsk urban hromada
Government
• Mayor	Oleh Sidorenko
Area
• Total	8 km2 (3 sq mi)
Elevation	21 m (69 ft)
Population  (2022)
• Total	11,051
• Density	1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi)
Climate	Dfa

Novoazovsk and adjacent areas are the only places in Ukraine where the great black-headed gull (Larus ichthyaetus) lives.^[2]

Etymology

• 1849–1923 Novonikolayevska (Novomykolaivska)
• 1923–1959 Budyonivka (Budionnivka)
• 1959–present Novoazovsk

History

See also: Battle of Novoazovsk

Beginning in mid-April 2014 pro-Russian separatists captured several towns in Donetsk Oblast;^[3] including Novoazovsk.^[4] In June 2014 Ukrainian forces reportedly secured the city from the separatists.^[4] The situation around the town then became relatively quiet.^[4] On 25 August 2014, Ukraine claimed that Russian soldiers disguised as separatists had opened a new front in the War in Donbass with an offensive against Mariupol.^[5] Ukraine claimed it had blocked this offensive near Novoazovsk.^[5] Fighting in the area continued on 26 August 2014.^[6] According to a Ukrainian Dnipro Battalion commander, Novoazovsk was overrun by Russian tanks and fell to the Russians on 27 August.^[4] This claim was confirmed by Ukrainian authorities the next day. On the other hand, separatist leaders on the same day claimed that the town was taken by separatist forces as part of an offensive against Mariupol.^[7]

Gallery

• 
  Beach in Novoazovsk
• 
  St Nicholas Church

Geography

Climate

The climate in Novoazovsk is a hot/warm summer subtype (Köppen: Dfa) of the humid continental climate.

Climate data for Novoazovsk
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	0 (32)	1 (34)	6 (43)	13 (55)	20 (68)	25 (77)	28 (82)	27 (81)	21 (70)	14 (57)	6 (43)	1 (34)	28 (82)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−5 (23)	−5 (23)	0 (32)	6 (43)	12 (54)	16 (61)	18 (64)	18 (64)	12 (54)	7 (45)	1 (34)	−4 (25)	−5 (23)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	41.1 (1.62)	38.9 (1.53)	42.1 (1.66)	49.1 (1.93)	33.8 (1.33)	59.2 (2.33)	40.0 (1.57)	34.5 (1.36)	51.6 (2.03)	35.0 (1.38)	54.7 (2.15)	52.3 (2.06)	532.3 (20.96)
Average precipitation days	15	13	14	12	10	11	8	7	10	10	14	14	138
Source: World Weather Online[8]

Demographics

As of the Ukrainian national census in 2001, Novoazovsk had a population of 12,723 people. The majority of the population is ethnically Ukrainian, yet Russian is the most common language in the city. The exact ethnic and linguistic composition was as follows:^[9][10]

Ethnic groups in Novoazovsk percent Ukrainians   58.00% Russians   38.87% Greeks   1.02% Belarusians   0.55% Tatars   0.17% Georgians   0.15% Armenians   0.09% Moldovans   0.08%

Native languages in Novoazovsk percent Russian   76.4% Ukrainian   22.9% Belarusian   0.1% others   0.3%

Currently, population of the city was estimated to 11,051 (2022 estimate)^[11] inhabitants.