Komar, Ukraine

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Komar
Кома́р
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Komar
Coordinates: 47°58′39″N36°45′33″E / 47.97750°N 36.75917°E / 47.97750; 36.75917
Country Ukraine
Oblast Donetsk
Raion Volnovakha
Hromada Komar rural hromada
Government
  Body Komar village council  [ uk ]
  MayorRoman Mykhailovych Dmitriev
Area
  Total
3,223 km2 (1,244 sq mi)
Elevation
114 m (374 ft)
Population
 (2014)
  Total
1,326
  Density0.41/km2 (1.1/sq mi)
Area code +380 6243
Website komar.rada.org.ua

Komar (Ukrainian : Кома́р; Russian : Кома́р) is a village in the Volnovakha Raion of the Donetsk Oblast, in Ukraine.

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Geography

The village is located on the right bank of the Mokri Yaly River. The distance to Velyka Novosilka is about 21 km and it passes by a local highway.

History

Komar was founded in 1780 by Greek immigrants from the Crimean village of Kamara (modern-day Oboronne  [ ru ]). From the moment of its foundation to the present day, the main activity is agriculture and, first of all, grain production.

Demographics

According to the 2001 Ukrainian Census, the population of the village was 1,705 people, of which 8.09% stated that their mother tongue was Ukrainian, 84.16% - Russian, 7.33% - Greek, 0.12% - Armenian, and 0.06% - Belarusian. [1]

Famous people

The following were born in the settlement:

References

  1. "Розподіл населення за рідною мовою, Донецька область". Ukrainian Census (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  2. "Указ президента України № 849/2019" (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 20 December 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2020.