Sloviansk
Sloviansk is a city in Donetsk Oblast, northern part of the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine. The city was known as Tor until 1784. While it did not actually belong to the raion itself, Sloviansk served as the administrative center of the Sloviansk Raion (district) until its abolition on 18 July 2020.
Sloviansk
Слов'янськ | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Sloviansk Sloviansk | |
| Coordinates: 48°51′12″N 37°37′30″E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Donetsk Oblast |
| Raion | Kramatorsk Raion |
| Hromada | Sloviansk urban hromada |
| Founded | 1645 |
| City status | 1784 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Vadym Liakh (Opposition Bloc) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 58.9 km2 (22.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 74 m (243 ft) |
| Population (1 January 2022) | |
| • Total | 105,141 |
| • Density | 1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi) |
| In June 2022, the population was estimated less than 24,000. | |
| Postal code | 84100—84129 |
| Area code | +380-6262 |
| Climate | Warm summer subtype |
| KATOTTH | UA14120210010032554 |
| Website | http://www.slavrada.gov.ua/ |
Sloviansk was one of the focal points in the early stages of the war in Donbas, in 2014, as it was one of the first cities to be seized and controlled by Russian-backed rebels (separatists), in mid-April 2014. Ukrainian forces then retook control of the city in July 2014, and since then, Sloviansk has been under Ukrainian control.
The 2001 population of Sloviansk was 141,066. Largely due to the ongoing war in Donbass, by early 2022 this was down to 105,141. Following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the city's population fell markedly, to around 24,000 by July 2022, due to shelling, and ongoing war, according to Ukrainian authorities. As of December 2023, this is the final time the city's population has been estimated, and the current population is unknown.