Novoazovsk (Ukrainian: Новоазовськ, pronounced [no.wo.ɐˈzɔu̯sʲk]; Russian: Новоазовск, IPA: [nəvə.ɐˈzofsk]) is a border city on the south-eastern tip of Ukraine (near the border with Russia),[1] in Kalmiuske Raion (district), in Donetsk Oblast (province). Population: 11,051 (2022 estimate)[2]; 12,702 (2001).
- 1849–1923 Novonikolayevka
- 1923–1959 Budyonivka
- 1959–present Novoazovsk
Novoazovsk
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 Main square of Novoazovsk | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Novoazovsk Location of Novoazovsk  Novoazovsk Novoazovsk (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 47°6′53″N 38°4′48″E / 47.11472°N 38.08000°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Donetsk Oblast |
| Raion | Kalmiuske Raion |
| Hromada | Novoazovsk urban hromada |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Oleh Sidorenko |
| Area | |
• Total | 8 km2 (3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 21 m (69 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 11,051 |
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi) |
| Climate | Dfa |
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Novoazovsk and adjacent areas are the only places in Ukraine where the great black-headed gull (Larus ichthyaetus) lives.[3]
History
editBeginning in mid-April 2014 pro-Russian separatists captured several towns in Donetsk Oblast;[4] including Novoazovsk.[5] In June 2014 Ukrainian forces reportedly secured the city from the separatists.[5] The situation around the town then became relatively quiet.[5] On 25 August 2014, Ukraine claimed that Russian soldiers disguised as separatists had opened a new front in the War in Donbass with an offensive against Mariupol.[6] Ukraine claimed it had blocked this offensive near Novoazovsk.[6] Fighting in the area continued on 26 August 2014.[7] According to a Ukrainian Dnipro Battalion commander, Novoazovsk was overrun by Russian tanks and fell to the Russians on 27 August.[5] This claim was confirmed by Ukrainian authorities the next day. On the other hand, separatist leaders on the same day claimed that the town was taken by separatist forces as part of an offensive against Mariupol.[8]
Gallery
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Beach in Novoazovsk -
St Nicholas Church
Geography
editClimate
editThe climate in Novoazovsk is a hot/warm summer subtype (Köppen: Dfa) of the humid continental climate.
| Climate data for Novoazovsk | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 0 (32) |
1 (34) |
6 (43) |
13 (55) |
20 (68) |
25 (77) |
28 (82) |
27 (81) |
21 (70) |
14 (57) |
6 (43) |
1 (34) |
28 (82) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −5 (23) |
−5 (23) |
0 (32) |
6 (43) |
12 (54) |
16 (61) |
18 (64) |
18 (64) |
12 (54) |
7 (45) |
1 (34) |
−4 (25) |
−5 (23) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 41.1 (1.62) |
38.9 (1.53) |
42.1 (1.66) |
49.1 (1.93) |
33.8 (1.33) |
59.2 (2.33) |
40.0 (1.57) |
34.5 (1.36) |
51.6 (2.03) |
35.0 (1.38) |
54.7 (2.15) |
52.3 (2.06) |
532.3 (20.96) |
| Average precipitation days | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 138 |
| Source: World Weather Online[9] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
editAs of the Ukrainian national census in 2001, Novoazovsk had a population of 12,723 people. The majority of the population is ethnically Ukrainian, yet Russian is the most common language in the city. The exact ethnic and linguistic compostion was as follows:[10][11]
References
edit- ^ Ukraine steps up security at Novoazovsk border check point Archived 2014-10-26 at the Wayback Machine, Interfax-Ukraine (17 March 2014)
- ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
- ^ "Pallas's Gull Larus ichthyaetus". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2014-08-15.
- ^ Ragozin, Leonid (16 April 2014). "Vladimir Putin is Accidentally Bringing Eastern and Western Ukraine Together". The New Republic.
- ^ a b c d (in Ukrainian) Novoazovsk captured by Russian troops - Commander spetsroty, Ukrayinska Pravda (28 August 2014)
- ^ a b Ukraine accuses Russia of opening new front before leaders' meeting, Reuters (25 August 2014)
- ^ Ukraine crisis: Putin, Poroshenko meet in Minsk amid border violence, CBC News (26 August 2014)
- ^ Ukraine Leader Accuses Russia as ‘15,000 Russian Soldiers Join Separatists', Newsweek (28 August 2014)
- ^ "Climate: Novoazovsk". World Weather Online. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ^ "Рідні мови в об'єднаних територіальних громадах України".
- ^ "Національний склад міст".
External links
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- м Новоазовськ, Донецька область, Новоазовський район (rada.gov.ua)
47°6′42″N 38°04′57″E / 47.11167°N 38.08250°E
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