Komar, Ukraine Explained

Komar
Native Name:Кома́р
Native Name Lang:uk
Pushpin Map:Ukraine Donetsk Oblast#Ukraine
Coordinates:47.9775°N 36.7592°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Ukraine
Subdivision Type1:Oblast
Subdivision Name1:Donetsk
Subdivision Type2:Raion
Subdivision Name2:Volnovakha
Subdivision Type3:Hromada
Subdivision Name3:Komar rural hromada
Established Date:1780
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Roman Mykhailovych Dmitriev
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:3,223
Elevation M:114
Population As Of:2014
Population Total:1326
Population Density Km2:auto
Postal Code:85520
Area Code:+380 6243

Komar (Ukrainian: Кома́р; Russian: Кома́р) is a village in the Volnovakha Raion of the Donetsk Oblast, in Ukraine.

Geography

The village is located on the right bank of the Mokri Yaly River. The distance to Velyka Novosilka is about 21 km and it passes by a local highway.

History

Komar was founded in 1780 by Greek immigrants from the Crimean village of Kamara (modern-day). From the moment of its foundation to the present day, the main activity is agriculture and, first of all, grain production.

Demographics

According to the 2001 Ukrainian Census, the population of the village was 1,705 people, of which 8.09% stated that their mother tongue was Ukrainian, 84.16% - Russian, 7.33% - Greek, 0.12% - Armenian, and 0.06% - Belarusian.[1]

Famous people

The following were born in the settlement:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Розподіл населення за рідною мовою, Донецька область . Ukrainian Census. State Statistics Service of Ukraine. 10 March 2022 . 5 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305150244/http://database.ukrcensus.gov.ua/mult/dialog/varval.asp?lang=1&ma=19a050501_02_014&multilang=uk&path=..%2Fdatabase%2Fcensus%2F05%2F01%2F&ti=19a050501_02_014.%20%D0%EE%E7%EF%EE%E4%B3%EB%20%ED%E0%F1%E5%EB%E5%ED%ED%FF%20%E7%E0%20%F0%B3%E4%ED%EE%FE%20%EC%EE%E2%EE%FE%2C%20%C4%EE%ED%E5%F6%FC%EA%E0%20%EE%E1%EB%E0%F1%F2%FC%20%281%2C2%2C3%2C4%29 . uk.
  2. Web site: Указ президента України № 849/2019. 22 February 2020 . 20 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191220125627/https://www.president.gov.ua/documents/8492019-30541 . uk.