Pishchanivka Explained

Pishchanivka
Native Name:Піщанівка
Native Name Lang:uk
Settlement Type:Village
Established Title:Status
Established Date:1955
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:25.046
Population Total:582
Population As Of:2001 census
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Pushpin Map:Ukraine Kherson Oblast#Ukraine
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Pishchanivka within Ukraine
Coordinates:46.6492°N 32.8417°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:75112
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:+380 5542
Elevation M:9
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Ukraine
Subdivision Type1:Oblast
Subdivision Name1:Kherson Oblast
Subdivision Type2:Raion
Subdivision Name2:Kherson Raion
Subdivision Type3:Hromada
Subdivision Name3:Oleshky urban hromada
Pushpin Relief:y
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Wikidata:yes
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Pishchanivka (Ukrainian: Піщанівка) is a village in Kherson Raion, Kherson Oblast in southern Ukraine. It belongs to Oleshky urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Before 1955, it was part of the village Pidstepne.

Geography

It is located about 2km (01miles) southeast of the riverbank of the Dnipro.

History

Pishchanivka was captured by Russian forces during the Russian invasion of Ukraine that began in 2022. Early on 18 October 2023, it was reported that Ukrainian forces had reached the village during an incursion during the Dnipro campaign.

Demographics

In 2001 the settlement had 582 inhabitants, native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001: