Novopskov
Новопсков | |
|---|---|
 Novopskov | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Novopskov Location in Luhansk Oblast .svg) Novopskov Location in Ukraine | |
| Coordinates: 49°32′18″N 39°06′07″E / 49.53833°N 39.10194°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Luhansk Oblast |
| Raion | Starobilsk Raion |
| Hromada | Novopskov settlement hromada |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Vadym Hayev |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 9,392 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Novopskov (Ukrainian and Russian: Новопсков) is a rural settlement in the Starobilsk Raion of Luhansk Oblast in Ukraine. It is located on the Aidar, a left tributary of the Donets, in the basin of the Don. Population: 9,392 (2022 estimate)[1] Prior to 2020, it was the administrative centre of the former Novopskov Raion.
On 19 September 2024, the Verkhovna Rada voted to rename Novopskov to Aidar as a part of the derussification campaign.[2]
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Проект Постанови про перейменування окремих населених пунктів та районів [Draft resolution on renaming individual populated places and raions]. Retrieved 2024-09-19.