Hirnyk, Donetsk Oblast

Hirnyk
Гірник
City
Official seal of Hirnyk
Seal
Hirnyk is located in Donetsk Oblast
Hirnyk
Hirnyk
Hirnyk is located in Ukraine
Hirnyk
Hirnyk
Coordinates: 48°03′N 37°22′E / 48.050°N 37.367°E / 48.050; 37.367
Country Ukraine
OblastDonetsk Oblast
RaionPokrovsk Raion
HromadaKurakhove urban hromada
Founded1938
City status27 September 1958
Area
[1]
 • Total5.1 km2 (2.0 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
195 m (640 ft)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total10,357
 • Density2,000/km2 (5,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
85487, 85488
Area code+380 6237

Hirnyk (Ukrainian: Гірник, pronounced [ɦ⁽ʲ⁾irˈnɪk]; Russian: Горняк, romanized: Gornyak) is a city in Kurakhove urban hromada, Pokrovsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast (province) of Ukraine. It had a population of approximately 10,357 (2022 estimate).[3] The city has been under Russian occupation since October 2024.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference esu was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "The site of the city of Hirnyk". mista.ua. 1 October 2024.
  3. ^ 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.