Uzhivka | |
Native Name: | Ужівка |
Native Name Lang: | uk |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Total: | 136 |
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 Uzhivka within Ukraine |
Coordinates: | 47.1431°N 37.8558°W |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 87651 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Area Code: | +380 6296 |
Elevation M: | 45 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Donetsk Oblast |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Novoazovsk Raion |
Uzhivka (uk|Ужі́вка;[1] ru|Ужовка), also known as Leninske (uk|Ленінське; ru|Ленинское) is a village in Novoazovsk Raion (district) in Donetsk Oblast of eastern Ukraine at 122.2 km SSE from the centre of Donetsk city, at 22.6 km WNW from Novoazovsk.
The settlement was taken under control of pro-Russian forces during the War in Donbass, that started in mid-April 2014.[2] In 2021, it was the site of a shootout during the Sakhanka and Uzhivka killings.
In 2001 the settlement had 136 inhabitants. Native language distribution as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[3]
54.56%