Novopskov Explained

Novopskov
Native Name:Новопсков
Native Name Lang:uk
Settlement Type:Rural settlement
Pushpin Map:Ukraine Luhansk Oblast#Ukraine
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Luhansk Oblast##Location in Ukraine
Coordinates:49.5383°N 39.1019°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Oblast
Subdivision Name1:Luhansk Oblast
Subdivision Type2:Raion
Subdivision Name2:Starobilsk Raion
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:9392
Population As Of:2022
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Subdivision Type3:Hromada
Subdivision Name3:Novopskov settlement hromada

Novopskov (Ukrainian and Russian:) is a rural settlement in the Starobilsk Raion of Luhansk Oblast in Ukraine. It is located on the Aidar, a left tributary of the Donets, in the basin of the Don. Population: Prior to 2020, it was the administrative centre of the former Novopskov Raion.

Economy

Transportation

Bilokurakyne is connected by road with Starobilsk where it has further access to Highway H26 ro Svatove and Bilovodsk, as well as to Highway H21 to Luhansk. However, the section between Shchastia and Luhansk is controlled by the Luhansk People's Republic, and free movement from Shchastia to Luhansk is impossible.

The closest railway station is in Starobilsk, on a railway line which is currently disconnected from the rest of the railway network in Ukraine. To the south, it extends to Kondrashivska Nova, in Stanytsia Luhanska, and to the north it crosses the border to Russia, and further runs to Valuyki, Belgorod Oblast.

Demographics

According to the 2001 Ukrainian census, the town had a population of 9,952. The linguistic composition was as follows:[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Рідні мови в об'єднаних територіальних громадах України .