Borivske, Luhansk Oblast

Borivske (Ukrainian: Борівське) is a rural settlement in Sievierodonetsk Raion (district) in Luhansk Oblast of eastern Ukraine, about 64 kilometres (40 mi) NWbW of the centre of Luhansk city. Population: 5,640 (2022 estimate)^[2]

Borivske Борівське
Rural settlement
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Coordinates: 48°52′04″N 38°33′59″E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Luhansk Oblast
District	Sievierodonetsk Raion
Founded	1640
Elevation [1]	52 m (171 ft)
Population  (2022)[2]
• Total	5,640
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	93493
Area code	+380 6452

Until 18 July 2020, Borivske was located in Sievierodonetsk Municipality. The municipality was abolished that day as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine and the number of raions of Luhansk Oblast was reduced to eight, of which only four were controlled by the government. Sievierodonetsk Municipality was merged into Sievierodonetsk Raion.^[3][4] Since 25 June 2022, Borivske is occupied by Russian regular and proxy forces.

Demographics

Native language distribution as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:^[5]

• Russian: 94.67%
• Ukrainian: 5.16%
• Others: 0.03%

References

1. "Borivske (Luhansk Oblast)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
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). 18 July 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
4. "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
5. "Розподіл населення за рідною мовою на ukrcensus.gov.ua". Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2022.