Pluzhne (Ukrainian: Плужне, Belarusian: Плужна, Polish: Płuźno, Płuzhno, Russian: Плужное) is a selo in Shepetivka Raion, Khmelnytskyi Oblast (province), Ukraine. The village is located on the river Ustya, 24 km away from the city of Iziaslav, 44 km away from Shepetivka and 127 km away from Khmelnytskyi. Pluzhne hosts the administration of Pluzhne rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] Population is 3,297 inhabitants (as of 2001).[2]

Pluzhne
Плужне
Pluzhne. Administration
Pluzhne. Administration
Flag of Pluzhne
Coat of arms of Pluzhne
Pluzhne is located in Ukraine
Pluzhne
Pluzhne
Location in Khmelnytskyi Oblast
Coordinates: 50°10′49″N 26°33′46″E / 50.18028°N 26.56278°E / 50.18028; 26.56278
Country Ukraine
OblastKhmelnytskyi
RaionShepetivka
First mention date1576
Government
 • MayorVitaliy Martyniuk
Area
 • Total7,649 km2 (2,953 sq mi)
 • Land83,660 km2 (32,300 sq mi)
Elevation
255 m (837 ft)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total3,297
 • Density431,170/km2 (1,116,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
30320
Area code+3803852
WebsitePage on Official Website of Verkhovna Rada

Until 18 July 2020, Pluzhne belonged to Iziaslav Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Khmelnytskyi Oblast to three. The area of Iziaslav Raion was merged into Shepetivka Raion.[3][4]

Historical demographics of Pluzhne

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As of 1978, the village's population is 5600 [5]

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References

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  1. ^ "Плужненская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  2. ^ Parliament of Ukraine. Pluzhne. Discount card (in Ukrainian)
  3. ^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
  4. ^ "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
  5. ^ Map of the General Staff. M-35-XV (1980) Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine (in Ukrainian)
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50°10′49″N 26°33′46″E / 50.18028°N 26.56278°E / 50.18028; 26.56278