Svatove (Ukrainian: Сватове) is a city on the Krasna river in Luhansk Oblast (region) of Ukraine. It serves as the administrative headquarters of Svatove Raion. Its population is 16,420 (2021 est.)[1].
Svatove
Сватове | |
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Coordinates: 49°24′54″N 38°09′18″E | |
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Oblast | Luhansk Oblast |
Raion | Svatove Raion |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 16,420 |
Area code | (+380) |
Vehicle registration | BB / 13 |
After the proclamation of the separatist Luhansk People's Republic on 27 April 2014, Luhansk Oblast became a battlefield of the War in Donbas.[2] Svatove stayed under Ukrainian governmental control.[3] The separatist referendum on 11 May on independence was not held in the city.[4]
On 29–30 October 2015, two people were reported dead and eight wounded as a result of explosions caused by fire at the munitions depot in Svatove.[5]
During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Svatove was occupied by Russian and Luhansk People's Republic forces on 6 March 2022. Following a major counteroffensive by Ukrainian forces in early September 2022, it was reported that Russian forces were leaving the city.[6][7] On 14 September it was reported that Russian troops had returned.[8]
As of October 2022[update] the city is occupied by Russian forces.
The city lies in the valley of the Krasna river, with wooded hills to the east and west.
In 2021 it had a population of 16,420. At the time of the 2001 census, the population was 89.87% Ukrainian and 8.61% Russian.
The town primarily serves the surrounding agricultural area, with some metal working, textiles and light industry. There is a processing plant for sunflower oil that was built in 1902-3.
A local newspaper has been published in the city since September 1931.[9] The Svatove district museum of local history was founded in 1962 and has over 10,000 objects.
The former Theological Seminary is now the Number 1 Secondary School. There is a Memorial of Glory, Memory and Sorrow in the centre of the city, and a steam locomotive monument on Pryvokzalny Square.
The town occupies a strategic location at the heart of the Krasna valley, where the P07 road running SE-NW from Starobilsk to Kupiansk crosses the river and meets the P66 road from Kreminna. In 1894 a railway was built from Lysychansk and in 1895 it was extended to Kupiansk. It is now part of the Donets Railway.
There are 5 secondary schools and 5 primary schools.
There is a Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
There is a specialist sports school.
Climate data for Svatove (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | −1.6 (29.1) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
5.3 (41.5) |
15.5 (59.9) |
22.3 (72.1) |
26.1 (79.0) |
28.2 (82.8) |
27.6 (81.7) |
21.2 (70.2) |
13.3 (55.9) |
4.7 (40.5) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
13.4 (56.1) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −4.5 (23.9) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
0.8 (33.4) |
9.4 (48.9) |
15.6 (60.1) |
19.5 (67.1) |
21.5 (70.7) |
20.3 (68.5) |
14.5 (58.1) |
8.0 (46.4) |
1.3 (34.3) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
8.2 (46.8) |
Average low °C (°F) | −7.3 (18.9) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
4.0 (39.2) |
9.0 (48.2) |
13.3 (55.9) |
15.1 (59.2) |
13.5 (56.3) |
8.7 (47.7) |
3.6 (38.5) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
3.5 (38.3) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 42.1 (1.66) |
38.6 (1.52) |
33.4 (1.31) |
34.9 (1.37) |
50.5 (1.99) |
62.8 (2.47) |
53.5 (2.11) |
39.3 (1.55) |
50.3 (1.98) |
39.3 (1.55) |
44.8 (1.76) |
42.9 (1.69) |
532.4 (20.96) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 9.5 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 6.8 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 7.2 | 4.6 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 7.0 | 8.7 | 87.6 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 84.2 | 81.8 | 77.4 | 65.1 | 61.3 | 65.3 | 65.7 | 63.9 | 69.6 | 76.4 | 84.1 | 84.9 | 73.3 |
Source: World Meteorological Organization[10] |
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