Zoriane

Zoriane Зоряне
Village
Zoriane Location within Zaporizhzhia Oblast Show map of Zaporizhzhia Oblast Zoriane Location within Ukraine Show map of Ukraine
Coordinates: 47°1′35″N 35°41′54″E / 47.02639°N 35.69833°E / 47.02639; 35.69833
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Raion	Polohy Raion
Hromada	Molochansk urban hromada
Established	1920
Area
• Total	0.373 km2 (0.144 sq mi)
Elevation	57 m (187 ft)
Population  (2001)
• Total	167
• Density	448/km2 (1,160/sq mi)
Postal code	71774

Zoriane (Ukrainian: Зоряне), formerly Lykhe (Ukrainian: Лихе) and Yuvileine (Ukrainian: Ювілейне) is a village in Polohy Raion, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine. Administratively, it is part of Molochansk urban hromada. In 2001 its population was 167.

Geography

The village is 19 kilometres southeast of Molochansk, 3 kilometres north of Novohradivka, and 1.8 kilometres southwest of Lahidne.

History

Zoriane was founded in 1920 as Lykhe. It was renamed to Yuvileine in 1967 in honour of the 50th Anniversary of the October Revolution.

The village was renamed to Zoriane in 2016 due to Decommunization.

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

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 March 2022.

Demographics

According to the 2001 Ukrainian census, the village had a population of 167.

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