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
Rural settlement
Central street in Nyzhnia Duvanka
Nyzhnia Duvanka Location of Nyzhnia Duvanka Show map of Luhansk Oblast Nyzhnia Duvanka Nyzhnia Duvanka (Ukraine) Show map of Ukraine
Coordinates: 49°34′59″N 38°10′08″E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Luhansk Oblast
Raion	Svatove
Elevation	78 m (256 ft)
Population  (2022)[1]
• Total	1,902
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]