Komar
Кома́р | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  Komar  Komar | |
| Coordinates: 47°58′39″N 36°45′33″E / 47.97750°N 36.75917°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Donetsk |
| Raion | Volnovakha |
| Hromada | Komar rural hromada |
| Government | |
| • Body | Komar village council |
| • Mayor | Roman Mykhailovych Dmitriev |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,223 km2 (1,244 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 114 m (374 ft) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 1,326 |
| • Density | 0.41/km2 (1.1/sq mi) |
| Area code | +380 6243 |
| Website | komar |
Komar (Ukrainian: Кома́р; Russian: Кома́р) is a village in the Volnovakha Raion of the Donetsk Oblast, in Ukraine.
Geography
The village is located on the right bank of the Mokri Yaly River. The distance to Velyka Novosilka is about 21 km and it passes by a local highway.
History
Komar was founded in 1780 by Greek immigrants from the Crimean village of Kamara (modern-day Oboronne). From the moment of its foundation to the present day, the main activity is agriculture and, first of all, grain production.
Demographics
According to the 2001 Ukrainian Census, the population of the village was 1,705 people, of which 8.09% stated that their mother tongue was Ukrainian, 84.16% - Russian, 7.33% - Greek, 0.12% - Armenian, and 0.06% - Belarusian.[1]
Famous people
- Serhiy Vasyliovych Golovko is the director of the agricultural society, an honored worker of agriculture of Ukraine.[2]
The following were born in the settlement:
- Hryhoriy Panteliyovych Alchiev (* 1946) a Ukrainian artist.
- Spiridon Mykhailovych Egorov (1908-1999) a Hero of the Soviet Union.
References
- ↑ "Розподіл населення за рідною мовою, Донецька область". Ukrainian Census (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ↑ "Указ президента України № 849/2019" (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 20 December 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
