Voinka

Voinka
Воїнка
Urban-type settlement
Voinka is located in Crimea
Voinka
Voinka
Location within Crimea
Voinka is located in Ukraine
Voinka
Voinka
Location within Ukraine
Coordinates: 45°52′14″N 33°59′20″E / 45.87056°N 33.98889°E / 45.87056; 33.98889
Country Ukraine
Autonomous republicAutonomous Republic of Crimea
RaionKrasnoperekopsk Raion (de facto)
SilradaVoinka Village Council
Government
 • MayorOleksandr Tunda
Area
 • Total
3.17 km2 (1.22 sq mi)
Elevation
15 m (49 ft)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total
4,392
 • Density1,390/km2 (3,590/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
96033
Area code+380 6565
Vehicle registrationAK/KK/01
ControlRussia

Voinka (Ukrainian: Воїнка; Russian: Воинка; Crimean Tatar: Voinka), also known as Voyinka, is a settlement in the Krasnoperekopsk Raion (district) of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Ukraine, which is currently occupied and administered by the Russian Federation. It is the administrative center of the Voinka Village Council [uk].

Geography

The settlement is located in the southeast of the Krasnoperekopsk Raion on the M17 highway. The district center Krasnoperekopsk (Yany Kapu) is 16 kilometers away.

History

The settlement was established in 1885 as a place of settlement for retired soldiers of the Russian Imperial Army under the Russian name of Voinka. In 1926, the population reached 834 people, out of whom 755 were Russians, 43 Ukrainians, 20 Jews, while 5 inhabitants had a different ethnic background.

In 2023, Ukraine de jure implemented an administrative reform in Crimea that places Voinka within the newly formed Perekop Raion. In 2024, urban-type settlements were abolished and recategorized as rural settlements. Both of these changes are not de facto in place as they are not recognized by the Russian government.

Demographics

As of the Ukrainian census in 2001, Voinka had a population of 4,392 inhabitants, which made it the largest settlement within the boundaries of the Krasnoperekopsk Raion. Despite the settlement's population mostly being Russophone, it is estimated that the town's population respective ethnic Ukrainian, Russian and Crimean Tatar populations are roughly of equal size, while also a large Romani community, as well as small Belarusian and Armenian minorities can be found. The linguistic composition of the settlement was as follows:

Native languages in Voyinka
percent
Russian
 
 49.7%
Crimean Tatar
 
 28.8%
Ukrainian
 
 11.3%
Romani
 
 5.6%
Belarusian
 
 0.7%
Armenian
 
 0.3%
Romanian
 
 0.1%
others
 
 0.6%

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ Petro Tronko (1974). Історія міст і сіл Української РСР. Том 26, Кримська область [The History of the Settlements of Ukraine, Vol. 26, Crimean Oblast] (in Ukrainian). Kyiv, Ukraine. p. 483-490. Retrieved 30 April 2026.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ↑ "Список населенных пунктов Крымской АССР по всесоюзной переписи 17 декабря 1926 года" [List of Settlements in the Crimean ASSR According to the All-Union Census on 17 December, 1926] (PDF) (in Russian). Simferopol: Crimean Central Statistical Office. 1927. p. 219. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-08-31.
  3. ↑ Про внесення змін до деяких законодавчих актів України щодо вирішення окремих питань адміністративно-територіального устрою Автономної Республіки Крим [On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine Regarding the Resolution of Certain Issues of the Administrative and Territorial Organization of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea]. Official Website of the Parliament of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). 6 September 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2026.
  4. ↑ Pohorilov, Stanislav (25 October 2023). Зеленський скасував селища міського типу [Zelenskyy abolished urban-type settlements] (in Ukrainian). Ukrainska Pravda. Retrieved 20 June 2026.
  5. ↑ "Служба статистики Республики Крым" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2014-04-10.
  6. ↑ "Рідні мови в об'єднаних територіальних громадах України". socialdata.org.ua (in Ukrainian).