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Kermenchyk

Rural locality in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine

Rural-type settlement in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine

Kermenchyk Керменчи́к
Rural-type settlement
47°42′38″N 36°56′27″E / 47.71056°N 36.94083°E / 47.71056; 36.94083
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Donetsk Oblast
District	Volnovakha Raion
Hromada	Staromlynivka rural hromada
Population (2001)
• Total	1,100

Kermenchyk (Ukrainian: Керменчи́к; Russian: Керменчи́к, romanized: Kermenchik) is a rural-type settlement in southeastern Ukraine. Administratively, it is located in Staromlynivka rural hromada, Volnovakha Raion, Donetsk Oblast.

It was founded by settlers from Staryi Kermenchyk, (lit. 'Old Kermenchyk') which is now Staromlynivka.

For some time prior to 2016, it was known as Oktiabrske (Ukrainian: Октя́брське; Russian: Октя́брьское, romanized: Oktyabrskoye) until it was renamed to its current name as part of decommunization reforms in Ukraine.^[1]

Demographics

According to the 2001 Ukrainian census, the population of the settlement was 1110, of whom 66.04% spoke Ukrainian, 33.87% spoke Russian, and 0.09% spoke Greek.^[2]

References

^ "Постановление Верховной Рады Украины от 2 февраля 2016 года № 984-VIII «О переименовании отдельных населённых пунктов и районов»". Archived from the original on 2016-08-08.
^ "Розподіл населення за рідною мовою, Донецька область". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2022.