Katerynivka | |
Native Name Lang: | uk |
Settlement Type: | Rural settlement |
Population As Of: | 2022 |
Population Total: | 16,311 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Pushpin Map: | Ukraine Luhansk Oblast#Ukraine |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Yuvileine |
Coordinates: | 48.5531°N 39.1742°W |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 91493 |
Area Code: | +380 642 |
Elevation M: | 84 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Oblast |
Subdivision Type2: | Raion |
Subdivision Name2: | Luhansk Raion |
Subdivision Type3: | Hromada |
Subdivision Name3: | Luhansk urban hromada |
Katerynivka is a rural settlement in Luhansk urban hromada, Luhansk Raion, Luhansk Oblast (region), Ukraine. Population:
The city was formerly named Yuvileine (Ukrainian: Ювілейне; Russian: Юбиле́йное), as part of the Soviet Union, and during its early years following Ukrainian independence. On 12 May 2016 it was renamed Katerynivka by the Ukrainian government in a systematic renaming of small cities as part of decommunization.[2]
, the city is under the control of the Russian military as a part of the invasion of Ukraine and occupation, but that annexation by Russia has not been accepted by the international community. The city was previously controlled by the self-declared Luhansk People's Republic.