Bilozerske

Bilozerske
Білозерське
A church in Bilozerske
Interactive map of Bilozerske
Bilozerske
Bilozerske
Coordinates: 48°32′12″N 37°03′31″E / 48.53667°N 37.05861°E / 48.53667; 37.05861
Country Ukraine
OblastDonetsk Oblast
RaionPokrovsk Raion
HromadaBilozerske urban hromada
Foundation1913
City rights1966
Area
 • Total
2.48 km2 (0.96 sq mi)
Elevation
201 m (659 ft)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
14,634
 • Density5,900/km2 (15,300/sq mi)
Postal code
85012—85016
Area code+380-6277

Bilozerske (Ukrainian: Білозерське, IPA: [biloˈzɛrsʲke] ; Russian: Белозёрское, romanizedBelozyorskoye) is a city in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. Population: 14,634 (2022 estimate).[1] As of March 2025, about 11,000 inhabitants remained in the city.[2]

The distance to the city of Dobropillia is approximately 13 km and runs along the T 0515 highway.

History

It was founded in 1913 as a khutir by re-settlers from Melitopol county, Taurida Governorate.[3]

In 1930, the land around khutir was added to the Soviet state farm "Bolshevichok".

The settlement was transformed soon after the World War II when near it was established a coal mine "Dobropillia" in 1947.

In 1966, the urban-type settlement became a city.[4][5] In 1969, the population of the city was 20.6 thousand people. The basis of the economy was coal mining.[6]

In the 1980s the basis of the economy was coal mining and a mineral water plant.[5] In January 1989, the population of the city was 21.1 thousand people.[4]

In January 2013 the population was 16,101 people.[7]

Demographics

Ethnic makeup as of the 2001 Ukrainian census:[8]

Ethnic groups in Bilozerske
percent
Ukrainians
64.91%
Russians
31.63%
Belarusians
1.13%
Tatars
0.63%
Greeks
0.19%
Moldovans
0.16%
Armenians
0.11%
Azerbaijanis
0.11%
Georgians
0.10%

Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[9]

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Дорошенко, Кристина Касьянова, Анастасія Галасюк, Анастасія (15 March 2025). "Як живуть люди у місті в Покровському районі за 30 кілометрів від фронту". suspilne.media (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 22 March 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Белозёрское // Украинская Советская Энциклопедия. том 1. Киев, «Украинская Советская энциклопедия», 1979. стр.407
  4. ^ a b Белозёрское // Большой энциклопедический словарь (в 2-х тт.). / редколл., гл. ред. А. М. Прохоров. том 1. М., «Советская энциклопедия», 1991. стр.121
  5. ^ a b Белозёрское // Советский энциклопедический словарь. редколл., гл. ред. А. М. Прохоров. 4-е изд. М., «Советская энциклопедия», 1986. стр.124
  6. ^ Белозёрское // Большая Советская Энциклопедия. / под ред. А. М. Прохорова. 3-е изд. том 3. М., «Советская энциклопедия», 1970.
  7. ^ "Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2013 року. Державна служба статистики України. Київ, 2013" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Національний склад міст".
  9. ^ "Home". ukrcensus.gov.ua.