Bazhane Explained

Bazhane
Native Name:Бажане
Native Name Lang:uk
Settlement Type:Village
Population Total:274
Population As Of:2001 census
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Pushpin Map:Ukraine Donetsk Oblast#Ukraine
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Bazhane within Ukraine
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:85381
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:+380 623
Elevation M:194
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Ukraine
Subdivision Type1:Oblast
Subdivision Name1:Donetsk Oblast
Subdivision Type2:Raion
Subdivision Name2:Pokrovsk Raion
Subdivision Type3:Hromada
Subdivision Name3:Novohrodivka urban hromada
Code1 Name:KATOTTH
Code1 Info:UA14160170130089522
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Wikidata:yes
Zoom:13
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Bazhane, formerly known as Novozhelanne (uk|Новожеланне; ru|link=no|Новожеланное), is a village in Novohrodivka urban hromada, Pokrovsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. It is located 32.75km (20.35miles) northwest by north (NWbN) from the centre of Donetsk city.

History

Russian invasion of Ukraine

In August 2024, during the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, the village was captured by Russian Forces.

In 2024 the Verkhovna Rada renamed the village as a part of the derussification campaign.[1]

Demographics

As of the 2001 Ukrainian census, the settlement had 274 inhabitants, whose native languages were 87.59% Ukrainian and 12.41% Russian.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: uk:Проект Постанови про перейменування окремих населених пунктів та районів . Draft resolution on renaming individual populated places and raions . 2024-09-19.