Solontsi, Kherson Oblast Explained

Official Name:Solontsi
Native Name:Солонці
Native Name Lang:ua
Settlement Type:Village (Selo)
Coordinates:46.5748°N 32.6703°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Oblast
Subdivision Type2:Raion
Subdivision Name2:Kherson Raion
Established Date:1843
Area Total Km2:4
Area Land Km2:3.9
Area Water Km2:0.1
Area Water Percent:2.5
Elevation M:2
Elevation Ft:6.5
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Population Est:1,050
Pop Est As Of:2020
Timezone1:Eastern European Time
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:Eastern European Summer Time
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Postal Code Type:Postal Code
Postal Code:75109
Area Code Type:Telephone Area Code
Pushpin Map:Ukraine#Ukraine Kherson Oblast
Pushpin Label:Solontsi
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Solontsi
Pushpin Label Position:top
Area Code:+380 5542
Subdivision Type3:Hromada
Subdivision Name3:Oleshky urban hromada

Solontsi (Ukrainian: Солонці) is a village in Kherson Raion, Kherson Oblast, southern Ukraine. The village is located 8km (05miles) south-east of the city of Kherson and south of Oleshky.[1] The village is located close to the Dnieper River and is 2abbr=offNaNabbr=off above sea level.

As of June 2023, the village is under Russian occupation as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[2]

Population

The distribution of population by their native language based on the 2001 Ukrainian census:[3]

LanguagePercentage of Population
Ukrainian92.20%
Russian4.47%
Armenian2.95%
Belarusian0.19%
It had a pre-war population of 1,050 inhabitants.

References

  1. Web site: Node: Solontsi (337689148) . 2023-06-17 . OpenStreetMap . en.
  2. Web site: Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 16, 2023. 2023-06-17 . Institute for the Study of War . en . Riley . Bailey . Nicole . Wolkov . Grace . Mappes . Karolina . Hird . Mason . Clark.
  3. Web site: September 2022 . Ukraine Census . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20220727125018/http://database.ukrcensus.gov.ua/MULT/Database/Census/databasetree_uk.asp . 2022-07-27 . 21 September 2022.