Velyka Novosilka

Velyka Novosilka
Велика Новосілка
Victory Day, 2020 in Velyka Novosilka
Victory Day, 2020 in Velyka Novosilka
Official seal of Velyka Novosilka
Velyka Novosilka is located in Donetsk Oblast
Velyka Novosilka
Velyka Novosilka
Velyka Novosilka is located in Ukraine
Velyka Novosilka
Velyka Novosilka
Coordinates: 47°50′18″N 36°50′06″E / 47.83833°N 36.83500°E / 47.83833; 36.83500
Country Ukraine
Oblast Donetsk Oblast
RaionVolnovakha Raion
HromadaVelyka Novosilka settlement hromada
Founded1779
Area
 • Total9.385 km2 (3.624 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total5 235[1]
ClimateDfb
Websitevnovoselke.at.ua
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Velyka Novosilka (Ukrainian: Велика Новосілка; Russian: Великая Новосёлка, romanizedVelikaya Novosyolka) is a rural settlement in Volnovakha Raion, Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. It is located on the eastern, right bank of the Mokri Yaly River. It was the administrative centre of Velyka Novosilka Raion until the raion was abolished in 2020. Population: 5,235 (2022 estimate).[1]

It was known as Bolshoy Yanisol (Russian: Большой Янисо́ль; Urum: Салгир Йаны Сала, Salgir Yani Sala) before 1946.[2][better source needed] It was founded by Mariupol Greek and Urum colonists from Crimea.

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Bol'shaya Yanisol' (Velikaya Novoselka) / Donets'ka Oblast'". GetAMap. Retrieved 3 August 2022.