Horlivka

Horlivka
Горлівка (Ukrainian)
Горловка (Russian)
City
Horlivka Palace of Culture
Horlivka Palace of Culture
Flag of Horlivka
Coat of arms of Horlivka
Horlivka is located in Donetsk Oblast
Horlivka
Horlivka
Location of Horlivka in Donetsk Oblast
Horlivka is located in Ukraine
Horlivka
Horlivka
Horlivka (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 48°18′N 38°3′E / 48.300°N 38.050°E / 48.300; 38.050
Country Ukraine
OblastDonetsk Oblast
RaionHorlivka Raion
HromadaHorlivka urban hromada
Government
 • MayorIvan Prikhodko[1]
Area
 • Total422 km2 (163 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total239,828
 • Density574/km2 (1,490/sq mi)
ClimateDfb
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Horlivka (UK: /ˈhɔːrl.jkə/ HORL-yoo-kə,[2] US: /ˈhɔːrlɪfkə/ HOR-lif-kə;[3] Ukrainian: Горлівка, IPA: [ˈɦorlʲiu̯kɐ] ), also known as Gorlovka (Russian: Горловка, IPA: [ˈɡorləfkə]),[4] is a city in Donetsk Oblast of Ukraine. Its population is 239,828 (2022 estimate).[5]

Economic activity is predominantly coal mining and the chemical industry. The Horlivka Institute for Foreign Languages has a two-building campus in the city centre.

The city was severely damaged during the Battle of Horlivka in 2014 as part of the war in Donbas. Since 2014, it has been mainly under Russian occupation.[6]

  1. ^ https://admin-gorlovka.ru/glava-administracii/ [bare URL]
  2. ^ "Horlivka". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 2020-03-22.
  3. ^ "Horlivka". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Gorlovka: Ukraine". Geographical Names. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Huijboom, Stefan (22 June 2015). "Resident of Russian-held Horlivka: 'We have nothing'". Kyiv Post. Retrieved 11 March 2022.