Petrivka, Volnovakha Raion, Donetsk Oblast

Village in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine

Petrivka Петрівка
Village
47°28′47″N 37°26′30″E / 47.479722°N 37.441667°E / 47.479722; 37.441667
Country	Ukraine
Province	Donetsk Oblast
District	Volnovakha Raion
Area
• Total	0.15 km² (0.06 sq mi)
Elevation	193 m (633 ft)
Population (2001 census)^[1]
• Total	19
• Density	130/km² (330/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	85710
Area code	+380 6244

Petrivka (Ukrainian: Петрівка; Russian: Петровка, romanized: Petrovka), known as Petrivske (Ukrainian: Петрівське; Russian: Петровское, romanized: Petrovskoye) before 2016, is a village in Volnovakha Raion (district) in Donetsk Oblast of eastern Ukraine, at 71.7 kilometres (44.6 mi) SSW from the centre of Donetsk city.

History

The village was founded in the late 18th century by migrants from Kharkov Governorate.^[2]

Petrivske was taken under control of pro-Russian forces during the War in Donbass, that started in 2014.^[3]^{[better source needed]} It was renamed to Petrivka in 2016 as part of decommunization in Ukraine.^[4]

Demographics

The settlement had 19 inhabitants in 2001; native language distribution as of the 2001 Ukrainian census:^[1]

Ukrainian: 15.79%
Russian: 84.21%

References

^ ^a ^b "Розподіл населення за рідною мовою на ukrcensus.gov.ua".
^ "Петрівське, Волноваський район, Донецька область". Історія міст і сіл Української РСР (in Ukrainian).
^ "online СЦКК ДНР - 4 September entry". Telegram. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
^ "Про перейменування окремих населених пунктів та районів". Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 17 January 2024.