Petrivka | |
Native Name: | Петрівка |
Native Name Lang: | uk |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 0.15 |
Population Total: | 19 |
Population As Of: | 2001 census |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Pushpin Map: | Ukraine Donetsk Oblast#Ukraine |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Petrivka within Ukraine |
Coordinates: | 47.4797°N 37.4417°W |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 85710 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Area Code: | +380 6244 |
Elevation M: | 193 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Ukraine |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Donetsk Oblast |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Volnovakha Raion |
Petrivka (Ukrainian: Петрівка; Russian: Петровка|Petrovka), known as Petrivske (Ukrainian: Петрівське|link=no; Russian: Петровское|Petrovskoye|link=no) before 2016, is a village in Volnovakha Raion (district) in Donetsk Oblast of eastern Ukraine, at 71.7km (44.6miles) SSW from the centre of Donetsk city.
The village was founded in the late 18th century by migrants from Kharkov Governorate.[1]
Petrivske was taken under control of pro-Russian forces during the War in Donbass, that started in 2014.[2] It was renamed to Petrivka in 2016 as part of decommunization in Ukraine.[3]
The settlement had 19 inhabitants in 2001; native language distribution as of the 2001 Ukrainian census:[4]
15.79%
84.21%