Nykyforove Explained

Official Name:Nykyforove
Native Name:Никифорове
Settlement Type:Rural settlement
Pushpin Map:Ukraine Donetsk Oblast#Ukraine
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Nykyforove
Coordinates:48.0075°N 38.8514°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Oblast
Subdivision Type2:Raion
Subdivision Name2:Horlivka Raion
Subdivision Type3:Hromada
Subdivision Name3:Snizhne urban hromada
Established Title:Founded
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:224
Population Total:354
Population As Of:2022
Population Density Km2:auto
Utc Offset:+2
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:86591
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:+380 6256

Nykyforove (Ukrainian: Никифорове) is a rural settlement in Snizhne urban hromada, Horlivka Raion, Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. Population:

History

During World War II, Nykyforove was occupied by Nazi Germany between October 31, 1941 and September 1, 1943. Nykyforove received urban-type settlement status in 1957.[2]

Demographics

According to the 2001 Ukrainian census, the village had a population of 408 residents.[2]

The majority of the population in Nykyforove speaks Russian as their first language, with 87.99% of residents stating it as their mother tongue. A smaller proportion of the population, 12.01%, identified Ukrainian as their mother tongue.[3]

Native LanguagePercentage of Population
Ukrainian12.01%
Russian87.99%

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nykyforove (Donetsk Oblast). weather.in.ua. 2 August 2022.
  2. Encyclopedia: Никифорове . . . Брославська . О. М. . 23 . Ukrainian . 978-966-02-2074-4 . Сухачова . Л. І..
  3. http://database.ukrcensus.gov.ua/MULT/Database/Census/databasetree_uk.asp Розподіл населення за рідною мовою на ukrcensus.gov.ua