Mykhailo-Kotsiubynske (Ukrainian: Михайло-Коцюбинське; Russian: Миха́йло-Коцюби́нское) is a rural settlement in Chernihiv Raion, Chernihiv Oblast, northern Ukraine. It is located about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) west of the city of Chernihiv. It hosts the administration of Mykhailo-Kotsiubynske settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[2] Population: 2,797 (2022 estimate).[1]

Mykhailo-Kotsiubynske
Михайло-Коцюбинське
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Coat of arms of Mykhailo-Kotsiubynske
Mykhailo-Kotsiubynske is located in Chernihiv Oblast
Mykhailo-Kotsiubynske
Mykhailo-Kotsiubynske
Mykhailo-Kotsiubynske is located in Ukraine
Mykhailo-Kotsiubynske
Mykhailo-Kotsiubynske
Coordinates: 51°27′18″N 31°04′38″E / 51.45500°N 31.07722°E / 51.45500; 31.07722
Country Ukraine
OblastChernihiv Oblast
RaionChernihiv Raion
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total2,797
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

The current name of the settlement commemorates the writer Mykhailo Kotsiubynsky.

Until 26 January 2024, Mykhailo-Kotsiubynske was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Mykhailo-Kotsiubynske became a rural settlement.[3]

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The closest railway station is Levkovychi, a couple of kilometers north of the settlement, on the railway line connecting Chernihiv and Slavutych.

Mykhailo-Kotsiubynske is on a road which runs from Chernihiv to the west, crosses into Belarus and proceeds to Mazyr.

References edit

  1. ^ a b Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Михайло-Коцюбинская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  3. ^ "Что изменится в Украине с 1 января". glavnoe.in.ua (in Russian). 1 January 2024.