Bilytske (Ukrainian: Білицьке, pronounced [ˈb⁽ʲ⁾iɫɪt͡sʲke] ⓘ; Russian: Белицкое) is a city in Dobropillia urban hromada, Donetsk Oblast (province) of Ukraine. Population: 7,764 (2022 estimate).[1]
History
During the Second World War, from November 1941 to 1943, the settlement was occupied by Axis troops.
In December 1966, the urban-type settlement became a city.[2][3][4]
In 1980s the basis of the economy was coal mining.[4] In January 1989, the population of the city was 11.6 thousand people[3]
In January 2013 the population was 8,691 people.[5]
Demographics
As of the 2001 Ukrainian census, the town had a population of 10,154 people. Over 70% of the population were Ukrainians, while 26% claimed to have an ethnic Russian background. Other sizable minorities are Belarusians and Tatars. The exact ethnic composition was as follows:[6]
In terms of languages, Bilytske has a slim Russophone majority, while a large minority speaks Ukrainian as their first language. The exact compistion was as follows:[7][8]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Белицкое // Большая Советская Энциклопедия. / под ред. А. М. Прохорова. 3-е изд. том 3. М., «Советская энциклопедия», 1970.
- ^ a b Белицкое // Большой энциклопедический словарь (в 2-х тт.). / редколл., гл. ред. А. М. Прохоров. том 1. М., «Советская энциклопедия», 1991. стр.120
- ^ a b Белицкое // Советский энциклопедический словарь. редколл., гл. ред. А. М. Прохоров. 4-е изд. М., «Советская энциклопедия», 1986. стр.122
- ^ "Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2013 року. Державна служба статистики України. Київ, 2013" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-12. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
- ^ "Національний склад міст".
- ^ "Home". ukrcensus.gov.ua.
- ^ "Рідні мови в об'єднаних територіальних громадах України".
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