Miusynsk

Miusynsk (Ukrainian: Міусинськ, Russian: Миусинск) is a city in Krasnyi Luch Municipality, Luhansk Oblast (region) of Ukraine. Population: 4,830 (2013 est.)[2].

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Coordinates: 48°4′32″N 38°53′6″E
Country	Ukraine
Province	Luhansk Oblast
Shtergres[1]	1923[1]
Population  (2014)
• Total	4,732
Climate	Dfa

History

The settlement was founded in 1923 under the name Stergres (Russian: Штергрэс)[1].

In 1938 Stergres got the official status of an urban-type settlement[1].

In 1965 the urban-type settlement of Stergres and the village of Novopavlovka were merged, and the city of Miusynsk was established.[1].

Starting Mid-April 2014 Miusynsk was controlled by the Luhansk People's Republic and not by Ukrainian authorities.[3][4]

Demographics

Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[5]

• Russian 56.95%
• Ukrainian 42.30%
• Armenian 0.41%
• Belarusian 0.08%

References

1. Миусинск // Украинская Советская Энциклопедия. том 6. Киев, «Украинская Советская энциклопедия», 1981. стр.509
2. Чисельність наявного населення України [Actual population of Ukraine] (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
3. "Останні новини від Спеціальної моніторингової місії ОБСЄ в Україні на основі інформації, що надійшла станом на 15 червня 2015 р., 19:30 (за київським часом)" (in Ukrainian). Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
4. "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.