| Shyroka Balka | |||||||
| Native Name: | Широка Балка | ||||||
| Native Name Lang: | uk | ||||||
| Unit Pref: | Metric | ||||||
| Population Total: | 477 | ||||||
| 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 Shyroka Balka within Ukraine | ||||||
| Coordinates: | 48.3011°N 37.9275°W | ||||||
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code | ||||||
| Postal Code: | 84619 | ||||||
| Area Code Type: | Area code | ||||||
| Area Code: | +380 6242 | ||||||
| Elevation M: | 134 | ||||||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||||||
| Subdivision Name: | Ukraine | ||||||
| Subdivision Type1: | Province | ||||||
| Subdivision Name1: | Donetsk Oblast | ||||||
| Pushpin Relief: | y | ||||||
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Shyroka Balka (Ukrainian: Широка Балка; Russian: Широкая Балка) is a settlement in Horlivka municipality of Donetsk Oblast of eastern Ukraine, at 43.5 km NNE from the centre of Donetsk city.
During the War in Donbass, in 2015, the settlement was taken under control of pro-Russian forces of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic.[1] In March 2023, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported Russian shelling in the settlement.[2]
Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:
71.28%
28.51%
0.21%