Luhansk
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Luhansk (UK: /luːˈhænsk/, US: /-ˈhɑːn-/; Ukrainian: Луганськ, IPA: [lʊˈɦɑnʲsʲk] ⓘ), also known as Lugansk (UK: /-ˈɡæn-/, US: /-ˈɡɑːn-/; Russian: Луганск, IPA: [lʊˈɡansk]), is a city in the Donbas region, eastern Ukraine. As of 2022, the population was estimated to be 397,677 (2022 estimate),[1] making Luhansk the 12th-largest city in Ukraine.
Luhansk
Луганськ Lugansk | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 48°34′04″N 39°18′11″E | |
Country | Ukraine (de jure) Russia (de facto) |
Oblast | Luhansk Oblast (de jure) |
Raion | Luhansk Raion (de jure) |
Hromada | Luhansk urban hromada (de jure) |
Federal subject | Luhansk People's Republic (de facto) |
Founded | 1795 |
Government | |
• Mayor (LPR) | Manolis Pilavov |
Area | |
• City | 257 km2 (99 sq mi) |
• Metro | 2,147 km2 (829 sq mi) |
Elevation | 105 m (344 ft) |
Population (2022) | |
• City | 397,677 |
• Density | 1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi) |
• Metro | 527,367 |
Postal code | 91000 |
Area code | +380 642 |
Climate | Dfa |
Luhansk served as the administrative center of Luhansk Oblast, before pro-Russian separatists seized control of the city in 2014 and made it the capital of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic. The Ukrainian administration was located in Sievierodonetsk from 2014 to 2022 during the war in Donbas, due to Ukraine not being in control of Luhansk. Sievierodonetsk was captured by Russia in 2022 and the Luhansk Oblast was later annexed by Russia in late 2022.