Bilytske

Bilytske
Білицьке
WW2 memorial in Bilytske
WW2 memorial in Bilytske
Flag of Bilytske
Official seal of Bilytske
Bilytske is located in Donetsk Oblast
Bilytske
Bilytske
Bilytske is located in Ukraine
Bilytske
Bilytske
Coordinates: 48°24′N 37°11′E / 48.400°N 37.183°E / 48.400; 37.183
Country Ukraine
OblastDonetsk Oblast
RaionPokrovsk Raion
HromadaDobropillia urban hromada
Population
 (2022)
 • Total7,764

Bilytske (Ukrainian: Білицьке, pronounced [ˈb⁽ʲ⁾iɫɪt͡sʲke] ; Russian: Белицкое) is a city in Dobropillia urban hromada, Donetsk Oblast (province) of Ukraine. Population: 7,764 (2022 estimate).[1]

History

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During the Second World War, from November 1941 to 1943, the settlement was occupied by Axis troops.

In December 1966, the urban-type settlement became a city.[2][3][4]

In 1980s the basis of the economy was coal mining.[4] In January 1989, the population of the city was 11.6 thousand people[3]

In January 2013 the population was 8,691 people.[5]

Demographics

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As of the 2001 Ukrainian census, the town had a population of 10,154 people. Over 70% of the population were Ukrainians, while 26% claimed to have an ethnic Russian background. Other sizable minorities are Belarusians and Tatars. The exact ethnic composition was as follows:[6]

Ethnic groups in Bilytske
percent
Ukrainians
70.60%
Russians
26.19%
Belarusians
1.50%
Tatars
0.39%
Ukrainian Greeks
0.19%
Moldovans
0.17%
others
0.20%

In terms of languages, Bilytske has a slim Russophone majority, while a large minority speaks Ukrainian as their first language. The exact compistion was as follows:[7][8]

Native languages in Bilytske
percent
Russian
55.7%
Ukrainian
43.7%
Belarusian
0.3%
others
0.2%

References

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  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. ^ Белицкое // Большая Советская Энциклопедия. / под ред. А. М. Прохорова. 3-е изд. том 3. М., «Советская энциклопедия», 1970.
  3. ^ a b Белицкое // Большой энциклопедический словарь (в 2-х тт.). / редколл., гл. ред. А. М. Прохоров. том 1. М., «Советская энциклопедия», 1991. стр.120
  4. ^ a b Белицкое // Советский энциклопедический словарь. редколл., гл. ред. А. М. Прохоров. 4-е изд. М., «Советская энциклопедия», 1986. стр.122
  5. ^ "Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2013 року. Державна служба статистики України. Київ, 2013" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-12. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
  6. ^ "Національний склад міст".
  7. ^ "Home". ukrcensus.gov.ua.
  8. ^ "Рідні мови в об'єднаних територіальних громадах України".