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Velyka Novosilka
Велика Новосілка | |
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Coordinates: 47°50′18″N 36°50′06″E / 47.83833°N 36.83500°E | |
Country | Ukraine |
Oblast | Donetsk Oblast |
Raion | Volnovakha Raion |
Hromada | Velyka Novosilka settlement hromada |
Founded | 1779 |
Area | |
• Total | 9.385 km2 (3.624 sq mi) |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 5 235[1] |
Climate | Dfb |
Website | vnovoselke |
Velyka Novosilka (Ukrainian: Велика Новосілка; Russian: Великая Новосёлка, romanized: Velikaya 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.