Shyroka Balka

Shyroka Balka (Ukrainian: Широка Балка; Russian: Широкая Балка) is a settlement in Horlivka municipality of Donetsk Oblast of eastern Ukraine, at 43.5 km NNE from the centre of Donetsk city.

Shyroka Balka

Широка Балка
Shyroka Balka
Location of Shyroka Balka within Ukraine
Shyroka Balka
Shyroka Balka (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 48°18′4″N 37°55′39″E
CountryUkraine
ProvinceDonetsk Oblast
Elevation
134 m (440 ft)
Population
  Total477
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
84619
Area code+380 6242

During the War in Donbass, in 2015, the settlement was taken under control of pro-Russian forces of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic.[1]

Administrative system of Horlivka:
Districts of Horlivka:
  Kalinin
Populated places:
1 — Hladosove
2 — Holmivskyi
3 — Zaitseve
4 — Mykhailivka
5 — Ozeryanivka
6 — Panteleymonivka
7 — Piatykhatky
8— Ryasne
9 — Stavky
10 — Fedorivka
11 — Shyroka Balka

Demographics

Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[2]

  • Ukrainian 71.28%
  • Russian 28.51%
  • Belorussian 0.21%
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