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Nova Basan (Ukrainian: Нова Басань) is a village (selo) of Ukraine, in Nizhyn Raion, Chernihiv Oblast. It hosts the administration of Nova Basan rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1]
The history of Nova Basan dates back at least as far as the middle of the 15th century, when it was a border fortress of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.[2] In 1897, a post office was opened in Nova Basan.[3] According to the Russian Empire Census of 1897, it had a population 7326, of whom 3460 were men and 3866 women. 6930 were Orthodox.[4]
During the 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine, the village was occupied by Russia after the initial invasion but was retaken by Ukraine in early April.[5]
According to the 1989 USSR Census, the village had a population of 4017, of whom 1700 were men and 2317 women.[6]
According to the 2001 Ukrainian census, the village had a population of 3282.[7]
Languages
The native languages of its inhabitants, according to the 2001 census:[8]
| Language | % |
|---|---|
| Ukrainian | 98.53 % |
| Russian | 1.31 % |
| Romanian | 0.09 % |
| Belarusian | 0.03 % |
- Yurii Hlushko-Mova (1882 —1942), Ukrainian public and political figure.
- Lev Biryik, Ukrainian politician.
- Vasyl Lopata, Ukrainian artist and author.
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