Brianka
Brianka (Ukrainian: Брянка) is a city in Luhansk Oblast (region) of Ukraine. It is incorporated as a city of oblast significance. Population: 47,512 (2013 est.)[1].
Maryin cliff in Brianka
Brianka Брянка | |
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| Coordinates: 48°30′48″N 38°38′35″E | |
| Founded | 1696 |
| City status | 1962 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 63,5 km2 (245 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 183 m (600 ft) |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | 47,512 |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | http://bryanka-rada.gov.ua |
History
City since December 1962.[2]
A local newspaper is published in the city since April 1965.[3]
Since 2014, Brianka has been located on the territory of the Luhansk People's Republic and is not controlled by Ukrainian authorities.[4]
Demographics
As of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[5]
- Ethnicity
- Ukrainians: 54.9%
- Russians: 42.7%
- Belarusians: 0.8%
- Language
- Russian: 87.01%
- Ukrainian: 12.65%
- Belarusian: 0.09%
References
- Чисельність наявного населення України [Actual population of Ukraine] (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- Брянка // Большой энциклопедический словарь (в 2-х тт.). / редколл., гл. ред. А. М. Прохоров. том 1. М., "Советская энциклопедия", 1991. стр.171
- № 2901. «Труд горняка» // Летопись периодических и продолжающихся изданий СССР 1986 - 1990. Часть 2. Газеты. М., «Книжная палата», 1994. стр.381
- "Численность населения по состоянию на 1 октября 2015 года по Луганской Народной Республ ике" (PDF) (in Russian). Luhansk People's Republic. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
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