Kuroshany

Kuroshany
Курошани
Village
Kuroshany is located in Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Kuroshany
Kuroshany
Location within Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Kuroshany is located in Ukraine
Kuroshany
Kuroshany
Location within Ukraine
Coordinates: 47°6′4″N 35°40′37″E / 47.10111°N 35.67694°E / 47.10111; 35.67694
Country Ukraine
OblastZaporizhzhia Oblast
RaionPolohy Raion
HromadaMolochansk urban hromada
Established1923
Area
 • Total
148.8 km2 (57.5 sq mi)
Elevation
33 m (108 ft)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total
383
 • Density2.57/km2 (6.67/sq mi)
Postal code
71771

Kuroshany (Ukrainian: Курошани) is a village in Polohy Raion, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine. Administratively, it is part of Molochansk urban hromada. In 2001 its population was 383.

Geography

The village is located on the banks of the Kuroshany River. The village is 10 kilometres southeast of Molochansk, and 500 metres away from Novomykolaivka.

History

The village was founded in 1923.

The village became part of the Molochansk urban hromada on June 12, 2020, following the abolition of the Novomykolaivka Rural Council and the Novomykolaivka Rural Hromada.

The village became part of Polohy Raion on July 19, 2020, following the abolition of Tokmak Raion.

The village has been occupied by Russia since early 2022.

Famous people

References

  1. ↑ Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. "On the determination of administrative centers and approval of territories of territorial communities of Zaporizhia region".