Molodohvardiisk Explained

Native Name:	Молодогвардійськ
Native Name Lang:	uk
Official Name:	Molodohvardiisk
Settlement Type:	City
Pushpin Map:	Ukraine Luhansk Oblast#Ukraine
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Type1:	Oblast
Subdivision Name1:	Luhansk Oblast
Subdivision Type2:	Raion
Subdivision Name2:	Luhansk Raion
Subdivision Type3:	Hromada
Subdivision Name3:	Molodohvardiisk urban hromada
Unit Pref:	Metric
Population Total:	22449
Population As Of:	2022
Population Density Km2:	auto
Timezone1:	EET
Blank Name:	Climate
Blank Info:	Dfb
Utc Offset:	+2
Timezone Dst:	EEST
Utc Offset Dst:	+3
Pushpin Relief:	y
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Molodohvardiisk (;) is a city in Luhansk Raion, Luhansk Oblast (region), Ukraine. Residence of Molodohvardiisk urban hromada. Its population is approximately

History

Previous settlements at this location were called Sotsmistechko in the 1950s, and Atamanivka in the 1940s. Molodohvardiisk was originally established in 1955, named after the Young Guard resistance group. It was granted city status in 1961.

In January 1989 the population of the city was 31 766 people.^[1]

In 2013 the population of the city was 23 332 people.^[2]

Since 2014, Molodohvardiisk has been controlled by the Russian Luhansk People's Republic and not by Ukrainian authorities.^[3]

Demographics

Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:^[4]

• Russian 88.6%
• Ukrainian 10.9%
• Belarusian 0.2%

Facilities

The town has three comprehensive education schools, a music school, an art school, and a cultural center "Dom Kultury" ("Culture House").

Notes and References

1. http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/sng89_reg2.php Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность городского населения союзных республик, их территориальных единиц, городских поселений и городских районов по полу
2. http://db.ukrcensus.gov.ua/PXWEB2007/ukr/publ_new1/2013/sb_nnas_2012.pdf Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2013 року. Державна служба статистики України. Київ, 2013. стор.74
3. Web site: Численность населения по состоянию на 1 октября 2015 года по Луганской Народной Республ ике. https://web.archive.org/web/20160204211939/http://gkslg.info/files/chisl_0915.pdf. dead. 4 February 2016. Luhansk People's Republic. Russian. 21 December 2015.
4. Web site: Home . ukrcensus.gov.ua.